Palettes / Colors / #BEA9DA

#BEA9DA — Light Muted Purple

#BEA9DA is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BEA9DA 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 #C5DAA9; it also sits naturally between #A9ADDA and #D7A9DA. 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 66% · Blue 85%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEA9DA

.text { color: #BEA9DA; }
.background { background-color: #BEA9DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEA9DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 169, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEA9DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 169, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEA9DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 169, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEA9DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEA9DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEA9DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5DAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEA9DA: #000000.

How #BEA9DA 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 #BEA9DA 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

← #BEA9D9  ·  #BEA9DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEA9DA?

#BEA9DA is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 169, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEA9DA?

#BEA9DA is RGB 190, 169, 218 — HSL 266°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 13%, 22%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BEA9DA?

Its complement is #C5DAA9; analogous partners are #A9ADDA and #D7A9DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEA9DA for text?

Black text on #BEA9DA has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.