What color is #BBACD4?

#BBACD4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBACD4?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 212: 187 red, 172 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBACD4?

The complementary color is #C5D4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBACD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBACD4 color

#BBACD4 rgb(187, 172, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBACD4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 83.1% blue (187, 172, 212).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#BBACD4 color codes

HEX	`#BBACD4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 13.09, -18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 22.47, 305.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.127, 44.823, 68.444)`
Decimal	`12299476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBACD4, 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 #BBACD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBACD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #BBACD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbacd4; }
.text { color: #bbacd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbacd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbacd4, #cfacd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBACD4?: #BBACD4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBACD4?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 212: 187 red, 172 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBACD4?: The complementary color is #C5D4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBACD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.