#be5b9b Color Information

#be5b9b 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 #be5b9b. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 35.7% Green, and 60.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 52.1% Magenta, 18.4% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 321.2°, with saturation of 43.2% and lightness of 55.1%. The decimal value for #be5b9b is 12475291, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #be5b9b 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#be5b9b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 91, 155 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 35.7%, 60.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.643, 0.392 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.521, 0.184, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color321.2°, 43.2%, 55.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color321.2°, 52.1%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color30.893, 20.796, 33.396 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color190, 91, 155 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12475291 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.725, 47.546, -16.386 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.725, 50.291, 340.984 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.725, 55.581, -31.437 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.603, 41.118, -11.498 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.363, 0.244, 20.796 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290665371 / 0xffbe5b9b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc6699 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #be5b9b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #be5b9b, its pure hue is 321.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.2%, and its lightness is 55.1%. 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 #be5b9b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180b13 to #a65088.

Tints of #be5b9b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #be5b9b, its pure hue is 321.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.2%, and its lightness is 55.1%. 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 #be5b9b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c670a8 to #f7ebf3.

Tones of #be5b9b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #be5b9b, its pure hue is 321.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.2%, 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 #be5b9b, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff1aae (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #be5b9b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #be5b9b! For #be5b9b, 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, #be5b9b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #be5b9b

This color, #be5b9b, consists of 74.5% Red, 35.7% Green, and 60.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 91, Blue = 155. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #be5b9b is 0% Cyan, 52.1% Magenta, 18.4% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C0.0%
G35.7%
M52.1%
B60.8%
Y18.4%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 91 155
Octal 276 133 233
Hexa #be #5b #9b
Binary 10111110 01011011 10011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 52 18 25
Octal 0 64 22 31
Hexa #00 #34 #12 #19
Binary 00000000 00110100 00010010 00011001

Analogous Colors of #be5b9b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #be5b9b — which has hue 321.2° — its analogous colors are located at 291.2° and 351.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be5b9b.

Triadic Colors of #be5b9b

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 #be5b9b — which has hue 321.2° — its triadic colors are located at 81.2° and 321.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be5b9b.

Complementary Color of #be5b9b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #be5b9b — which has hue 321.2° — its complementary color is located at 141.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be5b9b.

Split Complementary Colors of #be5b9b

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 #be5b9b — which has hue 321.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 111.2° and 321.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be5b9b.

Tetradic Colors of #be5b9b

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 #be5b9b — which has hue 321.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 231.2°, 321.2°, 51.2°, and 141.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be5b9b.

Monochromatic Colors of #be5b9b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #be5b9b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #654159 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eba1d1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #be5b9b

We want to make getting started with #be5b9b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #be5b9b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #be5b9b 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 #be5b9b with other HTML elements.

#be5b9b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #be5b9b.
<span style="color: #be5b9b;">The color of this text is #be5b9b.</span>

#be5b9b Background Color

The background color for this text is #be5b9b.
<div style="background-color: #be5b9b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #be5b9b.</div>

#be5b9b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #be5b9b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #be5b9b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #be5b9b.</span>

#be5b9b Border Color

This is a div with border color #be5b9b.
<div style="border: #be5b9b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #be5b9b.</div>

#be5b9b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #be5b9b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be5b9b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be5b9b on a white background.</div></div>

#be5b9b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #be5b9b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be5b9b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be5b9b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #be5b9b to White

This is a gradient from #be5b9b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be5b9b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be5b9b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be5b9b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be5b9b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be5b9b to white.</div>

Gradient from #be5b9b to Black

This is a gradient from #be5b9b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be5b9b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be5b9b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be5b9b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be5b9b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be5b9b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #be5b9b

In addition to using #be5b9b 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 #be5b9b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #be5b9b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 91, Blue = 155). If you need details about the color coordinates of #be5b9b 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 #be5b9b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 91, 155)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #be5b9b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #be5b9b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #be5b9b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 91, 155);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#be5b9b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:91, blue:155, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:91 blue:155 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 91f, 155f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 91, 155);
 

#be5b9b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #be5b9b the same way. For those with color blindness, #be5b9b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #be5b9b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #be5b9b 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 #be5b9b 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 #be5b9b 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 #be5b9b 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 4.1:1 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 #be5b9b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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