#be83dd Color Information

#be83dd 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 #be83dd. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 51.4% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 14% Cyan, 40.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 279.3°, with saturation of 57% and lightness of 69%. The decimal value for #be83dd is 12485597, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #be83dd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#be83dd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 131, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 51.4%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.486, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.14, 0.407, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color279.3°, 57.0%, 69.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color279.3°, 40.7%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.403, 32.400, 72.426 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color190, 131, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12485597 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.672, 38.636, -37.219 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.672, 53.647, 316.070 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.672, 24.515, -63.970 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.921, 33.359, -35.595 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.288, 0.220, 32.400 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290675677 / 0xffbe83dd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: June 23, 2025

Shades of #be83dd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #be83dd, its pure hue is 279.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.0%, and its lightness is 69.0%. 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 #be83dd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #18101c to #a673c1.

Tints of #be83dd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #be83dd, its pure hue is 279.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.0%, and its lightness is 69.0%. 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 #be83dd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c693e1 to #f7f0fb.

Tones of #be83dd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #be83dd, its pure hue is 279.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.0%, 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 #be83dd, which range from #b0b0b0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c961ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #be83dd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #be83dd! For #be83dd, 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, #be83dd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #be83dd

This color, #be83dd, consists of 74.5% Red, 51.4% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 131, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #be83dd is 14% Cyan, 40.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C14.0%
G51.4%
M40.7%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 131 221
Octal 276 203 335
Hexa #be #83 #dd
Binary 10111110 10000011 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 14 40 0 13
Octal 16 50 0 15
Hexa #0e #28 #00 #0d
Binary 00001110 00101000 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #be83dd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #be83dd — which has hue 279.3° — its analogous colors are located at 249.3° and 309.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be83dd.

Triadic Colors of #be83dd

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 #be83dd — which has hue 279.3° — its triadic colors are located at 39.3° and 279.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be83dd.

Complementary Color of #be83dd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #be83dd — which has hue 279.3° — its complementary color is located at 99.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be83dd.

Split Complementary Colors of #be83dd

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 #be83dd — which has hue 279.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 69.3° and 279.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be83dd.

Tetradic Colors of #be83dd

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 #be83dd — which has hue 279.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 189.3°, 279.3°, 9.3°, and 99.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be83dd.

Monochromatic Colors of #be83dd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #be83dd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #965eb3 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e1b9f7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #be83dd

We want to make getting started with #be83dd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #be83dd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #be83dd 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 #be83dd with other HTML elements.

#be83dd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #be83dd.
<span style="color: #be83dd;">The color of this text is #be83dd.</span>

#be83dd Background Color

The background color for this text is #be83dd.
<div style="background-color: #be83dd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #be83dd.</div>

#be83dd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #be83dd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #be83dd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #be83dd.</span>

#be83dd Border Color

This is a div with border color #be83dd.
<div style="border: #be83dd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #be83dd.</div>

#be83dd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #be83dd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be83dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be83dd on a white background.</div></div>

#be83dd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #be83dd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be83dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be83dd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #be83dd to White

This is a gradient from #be83dd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be83dd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be83dd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be83dd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be83dd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be83dd to white.</div>

Gradient from #be83dd to Black

This is a gradient from #be83dd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be83dd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be83dd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be83dd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be83dd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be83dd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #be83dd

In addition to using #be83dd 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 #be83dd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #be83dd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 131, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #be83dd 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 #be83dd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 131, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #be83dd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #be83dd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #be83dd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 131, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#be83dd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:131, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:131 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 131f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 131, 221);
 

#be83dd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #be83dd the same way. For those with color blindness, #be83dd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #be83dd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #be83dd 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 #be83dd 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 #be83dd 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 #be83dd 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 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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