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#BEABC2

Thistle · light cool purple

About #BEABC2

With the hex code #BEABC2, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFC2AB, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #BEABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BEABC2.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BEABC2.
9.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B0C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB2C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABC2?

With the hex code #BEABC2, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABC2?

Use black text. Black on #BEABC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABC2?

Its complementary colour is #AFC2AB, and analogous partners are #B3ABC2 and #C2ABBA.