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#BE91C4 Violaceous

#BE91C4 is a light, moderately saturated pink named Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 56.9% green and 76.9% blue (rgb(190, 145, 196)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 30% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. #BE91C4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.04:1.

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Variations of #BE91C4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BE91C4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BE91C4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE91C4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96A2C2
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C9DC6
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9AC5
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96A2C2
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A39DC3
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C096A3
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF93B6
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89CAA

#BE91C4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#BE91C4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.04:1 Very good#BE91C4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BE91C4 in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BE91C4; }
.background { background-color: #BE91C4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE91C4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 145 196);
color: hsl(293 30% 67%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.088 322.5);

#BE91C4 FAQ

What color is #BE91C4?

#BE91C4 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BE91C4?

#BE91C4 is rgb(190, 145, 196) in RGB, hsl(293, 30%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE91C4?

The complementary color of #BE91C4 is #97C491, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE91C4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BE91C4: 8.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE91C4 a warm or cool color?

#BE91C4 is a cool color.