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#BE95DF — Light Muted Purple

#BE95DF is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BE95DF 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.

#BE95DF 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 #B6DF95; it also sits naturally between #9995DF and #DF95DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE95DF · RGB 190, 149, 223

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Color values

HEX#BE95DF
RGB190, 149, 223
HSL273°, 54%, 73%
HSV273°, 33%, 87%
CMYK15%, 33%, 0%, 13%
XYZ45.30, 37.77, 74.71
Yxy37.77, 0.2871, 0.2394
CIE-Lab67.85, 29.14, -31.84
Hunter Lab61.46, 27.74, -33.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 58% · Blue 87%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE95DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE95DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE95DF

.text { color: #BE95DF; }
.background { background-color: #BE95DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE95DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 149, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE95DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 149, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE95DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 149, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE95DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE95DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE95DF

#AD79D7#9C5ECF#8B43C7#7935B1#692E99#56267E#431D62#301547#1E0D2B#0B0510

Tints of #BE95DF

#C39DE2#CAA9E5#CFB0E8#D4B8EA#DBC4ED#E0CCF0#E4D4F2#E9DCF4#F1E7F8#F5EFFA

Tones of #BE95DF

#BD9ADA#BD9FD5#BCA5CF#BCAACA#BBB0C4#BBB5C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6DF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.46:1 Fails
Against black text8.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #BE95DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE95DF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BE95DF: ·

How #BE95DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACACCDDeuteranopia · #AFB2C9Tritanopia · #BCBFBC

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE95DF rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8
Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4
Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6

Similar colors

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

#C193D9#C295D8#B79ADF#C490E4#B98EE4#BE9FE1#C59EE0#C68FE6#BFA2DB#C49AEB#BA94D1#B58ADB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE95DE  ·  #BE95E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE95DF?

#BE95DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 149, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE95DF?

#BE95DF is RGB 190, 149, 223 — HSL 273°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 15%, 33%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BE95DF?

Its complement is #B6DF95; analogous partners are #9995DF and #DF95DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE95DF for text?

Black text on #BE95DF has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.