Palettes / Colors / #BEAEE2

#BEAEE2 — Light Muted Purple

#BEAEE2 is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#BEAEE2 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 #D1E1AD; it also sits naturally between #ADB7E1 and #D7ADE1. 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 89%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEAEE2

.text { color: #BEAEE2; }
.background { background-color: #BEAEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 174, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 47%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 174, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 174, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEAEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAEE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEAEE2

Tints of #BEAEE2

Tones of #BEAEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1E1AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEAEE2: #000000.

How #BEAEE2 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 #BEAEE2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEAEE2 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

← #BEAEE1  ·  #BEAEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEAEE2?

#BEAEE2 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 174, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAEE2?

#BEAEE2 is RGB 190, 174, 226 — HSL 258°, 47%, 78% — CMYK 16%, 23%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BEAEE2?

Its complement is #D1E1AD; analogous partners are #ADB7E1 and #D7ADE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEAEE2 for text?

Black text on #BEAEE2 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.