#be388a Color Information

#be388a 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 #be388a. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 22.0% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 70.5% Magenta, 27.4% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 323.3°, with saturation of 54.5% and lightness of 48.2%. The decimal value for #be388a is 12466314, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #be388a 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#be388a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 56, 138 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 22.0%, 54.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.780, 0.459 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.705, 0.274, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color323.3°, 54.5%, 48.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color323.3°, 70.5%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.237, 15.611, 25.622 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color190, 56, 138 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12466314 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.459, 60.421, -15.788 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.459, 62.450, 345.356 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.459, 75.037, -32.006 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.510, 53.908, -10.792 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.398, 0.228, 15.611 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290656394 / 0xffbe388a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3399 Copy
Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Shades of #be388a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #be388a, its pure hue is 323.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.5%, and its lightness is 48.2%. 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 #be388a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180711 to #a63179.

Tints of #be388a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #be388a, its pure hue is 323.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.5%, and its lightness is 48.2%. 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 #be388a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c65199 to #f7e6f0.

Tones of #be388a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #be388a, its pure hue is 323.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.5%, 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 #be388a, which range from #7b7b7b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f60097 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #be388a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #be388a! For #be388a, 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, #be388a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #be388a

This color, #be388a, consists of 74.5% Red, 22.0% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 56, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #be388a is 0% Cyan, 70.5% Magenta, 27.4% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C0.0%
G22.0%
M70.5%
B54.1%
Y27.4%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 56 138
Octal 276 70 212
Hexa #be #38 #8a
Binary 10111110 00111000 10001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 70 27 25
Octal 0 106 33 31
Hexa #00 #46 #1b #19
Binary 00000000 01000110 00011011 00011001

Analogous Colors of #be388a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #be388a — which has hue 323.3° — its analogous colors are located at 293.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be388a.

Triadic Colors of #be388a

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 #be388a — which has hue 323.3° — its triadic colors are located at 83.3° and 323.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be388a.

Complementary Color of #be388a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #be388a — which has hue 323.3° — its complementary color is located at 143.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be388a.

Split Complementary Colors of #be388a

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 #be388a — which has hue 323.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 113.3° and 323.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be388a.

Tetradic Colors of #be388a

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 #be388a — which has hue 323.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 233.3°, 323.3°, 53.3°, and 143.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be388a.

Monochromatic Colors of #be388a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #be388a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #512a42 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ef82c5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #be388a

We want to make getting started with #be388a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #be388a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #be388a 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 #be388a with other HTML elements.

#be388a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #be388a.
<span style="color: #be388a;">The color of this text is #be388a.</span>

#be388a Background Color

The background color for this text is #be388a.
<div style="background-color: #be388a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #be388a.</div>

#be388a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #be388a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #be388a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #be388a.</span>

#be388a Border Color

This is a div with border color #be388a.
<div style="border: #be388a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #be388a.</div>

#be388a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #be388a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be388a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be388a on a white background.</div></div>

#be388a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #be388a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be388a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be388a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #be388a to White

This is a gradient from #be388a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be388a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be388a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be388a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be388a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be388a to white.</div>

Gradient from #be388a to Black

This is a gradient from #be388a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be388a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be388a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be388a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be388a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be388a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #be388a

In addition to using #be388a 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 #be388a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #be388a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 56, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #be388a 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 #be388a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 56, 138)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #be388a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #be388a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #be388a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 56, 138);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#be388a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:56, blue:138, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:56 blue:138 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 56f, 138f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 56, 138);
 

#be388a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #be388a the same way. For those with color blindness, #be388a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #be388a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #be388a 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 #be388a 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 #be388a 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 #be388a 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 5.1:1 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 #be388a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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