Palettes / Colors / #BEABCB

#BEABCB — Light Dusty Purple

#BEABCB is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEABCB 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.

#BEABCB 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 #B7CBAA; it also sits naturally between #ADAACB and #CBAAC7. 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 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEABCB

.text { color: #BEABCB; }
.background { background-color: #BEABCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEABCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 171, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEABCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 171, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEABCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 171, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7CBAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEABCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEABCB

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:

How #BEABCB 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 #BEABCB 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 #BEABCB?

#BEABCB is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 171, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEABCB?

#BEABCB is RGB 190, 171, 203 — HSL 276°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 6%, 16%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BEABCB?

Its complement is #B7CBAA; analogous partners are #ADAACB and #CBAAC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEABCB for text?

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