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#BEA5BF

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BEA5BF

With the hex code #BEA5BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 65% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A6BFA5, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green165
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 18.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BEA5BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEA5BF.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEA5BF.
9.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA5BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA5BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3ABC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9AEBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A7AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA5BF?

With the hex code #BEA5BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 65% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA5BF?

Use black text. Black on #BEA5BF has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA5BF?

Its complementary colour is #A6BFA5, and analogous partners are #B1A5BF and #BFA5B3.