What color is #BBB3DB?

#BBB3DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB3DB?

The RGB value is 187, 179, 219: 187 red, 179 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB3DB?

The complementary color is #D3DBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB3DB color

#BBB3DB rgb(187, 179, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBB3DB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.2% green and 85.9% blue (187, 179, 219).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#BBB3DB color codes

HEX	`#BBB3DB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 179, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, 10.73, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 21.87, 299.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.397, 47.919, 73.651)`
Decimal	`12301275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB3DB, 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 #BBB3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #BBB3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb3db; }
.text { color: #bbb3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 179 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb3db, #cfb3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB3DB?: #BBB3DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB3DB?: The RGB value is 187, 179, 219: 187 red, 179 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB3DB?: The complementary color is #D3DBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.