What color is #BBACC7?

#BBACC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBACC7?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 199: 187 red, 172 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBACC7?

The complementary color is #B8C7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBACC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBACC7 color

#BBACC7 rgb(187, 172, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBACC7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 78% blue (187, 172, 199).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#BBACC7 color codes

HEX	`#BBACC7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, 10.44, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 15.73, 311.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.553, 44.194, 60.152)`
Decimal	`12299463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBACC7, 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 #BBACC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBACC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #BBACC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbacc7; }
.text { color: #bbacc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbacc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbacc7, #c7acc6); }

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Questions

What color is #BBACC7?: #BBACC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBACC7?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 199: 187 red, 172 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBACC7?: The complementary color is #B8C7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBACC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.