Palettes / Colors / #BEAED7

#BEAED7 — Light Muted Purple

#BEAED7 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #BEAED7 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.

#BEAED7 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 #C7D7AD; it also sits naturally between #ADB2D7 and #D2ADD7. 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 68% · Blue 84%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEAED7

.text { color: #BEAED7; }
.background { background-color: #BEAED7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAED7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 174, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 34%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAED7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 174, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAED7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 174, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEAED7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAED7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7D7AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEAED7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEAED7

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 #BEAED7 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 #BEAED7 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

← #BEAED6  ·  #BEAED8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEAED7?

#BEAED7 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 174, 215). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAED7?

#BEAED7 is RGB 190, 174, 215 — HSL 263°, 34%, 76% — CMYK 12%, 19%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #BEAED7?

Its complement is #C7D7AD; analogous partners are #ADB2D7 and #D2ADD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEAED7 for text?

Black text on #BEAED7 has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.