Palettes / Colors / #BE9DDD

#BE9DDD — Light Muted Purple

#BE9DDD is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BE9DDD 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 #BCDD9D; it also sits naturally between #9E9DDD and #DD9DDB. 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 62% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE9DDD

.text { color: #BE9DDD; }
.background { background-color: #BE9DDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE9DDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 157, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 48%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE9DDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 157, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE9DDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 157, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE9DDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE9DDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDD9D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE9DDD: #000000.

How #BE9DDD 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 #BE9DDD 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 #BE9DDD?

#BE9DDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 157, 221). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE9DDD?

#BE9DDD is RGB 190, 157, 221 — HSL 271°, 48%, 74% — CMYK 14%, 29%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BE9DDD?

Its complement is #BCDD9D; analogous partners are #9E9DDD and #DD9DDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE9DDD for text?

Black text on #BE9DDD has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.