Palettes / Colors / #BEA4EA
#BEA4EA — Light Purple
#BEA4EA is a purple color we call Light 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 #BEA4EA 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.
#BEA4EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D0EAA4; it also sits naturally between #A4ADEA and #E0A4EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEA4EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 164, 234 |
| HSL | 262°, 62%, 78% |
| HSV | 262°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 30%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 49.36, 43.44, 83.62 |
| Yxy | 43.44, 0.2798, 0.2462 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.85, 23.23, -31.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.91, 22.22, -33.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 64% · Blue 92%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEA4EA
.text { color: #BEA4EA; }
.background { background-color: #BEA4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEA4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 164, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEA4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 164, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEA4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 164, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEA4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEA4EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0EAA4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEA4EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEA4EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEA4EA: ·
How #BEA4EA 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 #BEA4EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEA4EA?
#BEA4EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 164, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEA4EA?
#BEA4EA is RGB 190, 164, 234 — HSL 262°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 30%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BEA4EA?
Its complement is #D0EAA4; analogous partners are #A4ADEA and #E0A4EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEA4EA for text?
Black text on #BEA4EA has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.