Palettes / Colors / #BEAAEC
#BEAAEC — Light Purple
#BEAAEC 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 #BEAAEC 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.
#BEAAEC 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 #D9ECAC; it also sits naturally between #ACB9EC and #DFACEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEAAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 170, 236 |
| HSL | 258°, 63%, 80% |
| HSV | 258°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 28%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 50.75, 45.75, 85.51 |
| Yxy | 45.75, 0.2788, 0.2514 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.38, 20.36, -30.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.64, 19.47, -32.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEAAEC
.text { color: #BEAAEC; }
.background { background-color: #BEAAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 170, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 170, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 170, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEAAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9ECAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEAAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEAAEC
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 #BEAAEC: ·
How #BEAAEC 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 #BEAAEC 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 #BEAAEC?
#BEAAEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 170, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAAEC?
#BEAAEC is RGB 190, 170, 236 — HSL 258°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 28%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEAAEC?
Its complement is #D9ECAC; analogous partners are #ACB9EC and #DFACEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEAAEC for text?
Black text on #BEAAEC has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.