What color is #BBAECB?

#BBAECB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAECB?

The RGB value is 187, 174, 203: 187 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAECB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBAECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAECB color

#BBAECB rgb(187, 174, 203)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (187, 174, 203).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#BBAECB color codes

HEX	`#BBAECB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 174, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, 10.14, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 16.5, 307.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.407, 45.149, 62.758)`
Decimal	`12299979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAECB, 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 #BBAECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #BBAECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaecb; }
.text { color: #bbaecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 174 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaecb, #caaecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBAECB?: #BBAECB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAECB?: The RGB value is 187, 174, 203: 187 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAECB?: The complementary color is #BECBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.