#be6b8d Color Information

#be6b8d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #be6b8d. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 42.0% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 43.7% Magenta, 25.8% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 335.4°, with saturation of 39% and lightness of 58.2%. The decimal value for #be6b8d is 12479373, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #be6b8d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#be6b8d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 107, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 42.0%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.580, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.437, 0.258, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color335.4°, 39.0%, 58.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color335.4°, 43.7%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.301, 23.386, 28.064 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color190, 107, 141 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12479373 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.467, 37.234, -4.060 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.467, 37.455, 353.778 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.467, 50.963, -12.222 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color48.359, 30.908, -0.556 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.378, 0.283, 23.386 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290669453 / 0xffbe6b8d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc6699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #be6b8d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #be6b8d, its pure hue is 335.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.0%, and its lightness is 58.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #be6b8d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180d12 to #a65e7b.

Tints of #be6b8d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #be6b8d, its pure hue is 335.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.0%, and its lightness is 58.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #be6b8d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c67e9b to #f7edf1.

Tones of #be6b8d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #be6b8d, its pure hue is 335.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #be6b8d, which range from #959595 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff2a81 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #be6b8d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #be6b8d! For #be6b8d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #be6b8d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #be6b8d

This color, #be6b8d, consists of 74.5% Red, 42.0% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 107, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #be6b8d is 0% Cyan, 43.7% Magenta, 25.8% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C0.0%
G42.0%
M43.7%
B55.3%
Y25.8%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 107 141
Octal 276 153 215
Hexa #be #6b #8d
Binary 10111110 01101011 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 43 25 25
Octal 0 53 31 31
Hexa #00 #2b #19 #19
Binary 00000000 00101011 00011001 00011001

Analogous Colors of #be6b8d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #be6b8d — which has hue 335.4° — its analogous colors are located at 5.4° and 335.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be6b8d.

Triadic Colors of #be6b8d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #be6b8d — which has hue 335.4° — its triadic colors are located at 95.4° and 335.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be6b8d.

Complementary Color of #be6b8d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #be6b8d — which has hue 335.4° — its complementary color is located at 155.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be6b8d.

Split Complementary Colors of #be6b8d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #be6b8d — which has hue 335.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 125.4° and 335.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be6b8d.

Tetradic Colors of #be6b8d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #be6b8d — which has hue 335.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 245.4°, 335.4°, 65.4°, and 155.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be6b8d.

Monochromatic Colors of #be6b8d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #be6b8d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #724d5c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e9abc4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #be6b8d

We want to make getting started with #be6b8d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #be6b8d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #be6b8d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #be6b8d with other HTML elements.

#be6b8d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #be6b8d.
<span style="color: #be6b8d;">The color of this text is #be6b8d.</span>

#be6b8d Background Color

The background color for this text is #be6b8d.
<div style="background-color: #be6b8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #be6b8d.</div>

#be6b8d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #be6b8d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #be6b8d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #be6b8d.</span>

#be6b8d Border Color

This is a div with border color #be6b8d.
<div style="border: #be6b8d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #be6b8d.</div>

#be6b8d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #be6b8d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be6b8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be6b8d on a white background.</div></div>

#be6b8d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #be6b8d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be6b8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be6b8d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #be6b8d to White

This is a gradient from #be6b8d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be6b8d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be6b8d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be6b8d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be6b8d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be6b8d to white.</div>

Gradient from #be6b8d to Black

This is a gradient from #be6b8d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be6b8d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be6b8d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be6b8d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be6b8d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be6b8d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #be6b8d

In addition to using #be6b8d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #be6b8d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #be6b8d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 107, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #be6b8d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #be6b8d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 107, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #be6b8d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #be6b8d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #be6b8d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 107, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#be6b8d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:107, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:107 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 107f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 107, 141);
 

#be6b8d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #be6b8d the same way. For those with color blindness, #be6b8d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #be6b8d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #be6b8d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #be6b8d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #be6b8d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #be6b8d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #be6b8d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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