Palettes / Colors / #BE79BF

#BE79BF — Muted Pink

#BE79BF is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#BE79BF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #7ABE79; it also sits naturally between #9A79BE and #BE799D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 47% · Blue 75%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE79BF

.text { color: #BE79BF; }
.background { background-color: #BE79BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE79BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 121, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 35%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE79BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 121, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE79BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 121, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE79BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE79BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7ABE79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE79BF: #000000.

How #BE79BF 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 #BE79BF 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

← #BE79BE  ·  #BE79C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE79BF?

#BE79BF is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 121, 191). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE79BF?

#BE79BF is RGB 190, 121, 191 — HSL 299°, 35%, 61% — CMYK 1%, 37%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE79BF?

Its complement is #7ABE79; analogous partners are #9A79BE and #BE799D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE79BF for text?

Black text on #BE79BF has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.