What color is #BBA0CB?

#BBA0CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA0CB?

The RGB value is 187, 160, 203: 187 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA0CB?

The complementary color is #B0CBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA0CB color

#BBA0CB rgb(187, 160, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBA0CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.7% green and 79.6% blue (187, 160, 203).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#BBA0CB color codes

HEX	`#BBA0CB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 160, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, 17.87, -18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 25.57, 314.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.842, 40.019, 61.903)`
Decimal	`12296395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA0CB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBA0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBA0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba0cb; }
.text { color: #bba0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 160 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba0cb, #cba0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA0CB?: #BBA0CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA0CB?: The RGB value is 187, 160, 203: 187 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA0CB?: The complementary color is #B0CBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.