What color is #BBABDD?

#BBABDD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBABDD?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 221: 187 red, 171 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBABDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABDD color

#BBABDD rgb(187, 171, 221)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 86.7% blue (187, 171, 221).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 42% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#BBABDD color codes

HEX	`#BBABDD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 42%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, 15.56, -23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 27.85, 303.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.105, 44.911, 74.527)`
Decimal	`12299229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABDD, 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 #BBABDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #BBABDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbabdd; }
.text { color: #bbabdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbabdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbabdd, #d4abdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BBABDD?: #BBABDD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBABDD?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 221: 187 red, 171 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABDD?: The complementary color is #CDDDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.