Palettes / Colors / #BE72DB

#BE72DB — Purple

#BE72DB is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BE72DB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8FDA71; it also sits naturally between #8871DA and #DA71C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 45% · Blue 86%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BE72DB

.text { color: #BE72DB; }
.background { background-color: #BE72DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE72DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 114, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 59%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE72DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 114, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE72DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 114, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE72DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE72DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE72DB

Tints of #BE72DB

Tones of #BE72DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FDA71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE72DB: #000000.

How #BE72DB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE72DB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE72DA  ·  #BE72DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE72DB?

#BE72DB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 114, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE72DB?

#BE72DB is RGB 190, 114, 219 — HSL 283°, 59%, 65% — CMYK 13%, 48%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BE72DB?

Its complement is #8FDA71; analogous partners are #8871DA and #DA71C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE72DB for text?

Black text on #BE72DB has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.