What color is #BBAED1?

#BBAED1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAED1?

The RGB value is 187, 174, 209: 187 red, 174 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAED1?

The complementary color is #C4D1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAED1 color

#BBAED1 rgb(187, 174, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBAED1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.2% green and 82% blue (187, 174, 209).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 10.09:1).

#BBAED1 color codes

HEX	`#BBAED1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 174, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, 11.37, -16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 19.64, 305.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.136, 45.44, 66.597)`
Decimal	`12299985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAED1, 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 #BBAED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BBAED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaed1; }
.text { color: #bbaed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 174 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaed1, #ccaed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBAED1?: #BBAED1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAED1?: The RGB value is 187, 174, 209: 187 red, 174 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAED1?: The complementary color is #C4D1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.