Palettes / Colors / #BEAEC6
#BEAEC6 — Light Dusty Purple
#BEAEC6 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 #BEAEC6 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.
#BEAEC6 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 #B6C6AE; it also sits naturally between #B2AEC6 and #C6AEC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEAEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 174, 198 |
| HSL | 280°, 17%, 73% |
| HSV | 280°, 12%, 78% |
| CMYK | 4%, 12%, 0%, 22% |
| XYZ | 46.56, 45.30, 59.71 |
| Yxy | 45.30, 0.3072, 0.2988 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.09, 10.17, -10.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.30, 9.46, -9.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 78%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEAEC6
.text { color: #BEAEC6; }
.background { background-color: #BEAEC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAEC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 174, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 17%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAEC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 174, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAEC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 174, 198, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEAEC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAEC6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6C6AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEAEC6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEAEC6
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 #BEAEC6: ·
How #BEAEC6 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 #BEAEC6 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 #BEAEC6?
#BEAEC6 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 174, 198). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAEC6?
#BEAEC6 is RGB 190, 174, 198 — HSL 280°, 17%, 73% — CMYK 4%, 12%, 0%, 22%.
What colors go with #BEAEC6?
Its complement is #B6C6AE; analogous partners are #B2AEC6 and #C6AEC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEAEC6 for text?
Black text on #BEAEC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.