Palettes / Colors / #BE83BE

#BE83BE — Dusty Pink

#BE83BE is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BE83BE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BE83BE is a warm-leaning 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 #83BE83; it also sits naturally between #A183BE and #BE83A1. 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 51% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE83BE

.text { color: #BE83BE; }
.background { background-color: #BE83BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE83BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 131, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 31%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE83BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 131, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE83BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 131, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE83BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE83BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83BE83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE83BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE83BE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BE83BE 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 #BE83BE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE83BE?

#BE83BE is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 131, 190). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE83BE?

#BE83BE is RGB 190, 131, 190 — HSL 300°, 31%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE83BE?

Its complement is #83BE83; analogous partners are #A183BE and #BE83A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE83BE for text?

Black text on #BE83BE has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.92:1.