What color is #BBB4CA?

#BBB4CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB4CA?

The RGB value is 187, 180, 202: 187 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB4CA?

The complementary color is #C3CAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB4CA color

#BBB4CA rgb(187, 180, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB4CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 79.2% blue (187, 180, 202).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#BBB4CA color codes

HEX	`#BBB4CA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 180, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.49, 6.67, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.49, 12.2, 303.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.473, 47.472, 62.528)`
Decimal	`12301514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB4CA, 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 #BBB4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #BBB4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb4ca; }
.text { color: #bbb4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 180 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb4ca, #c6b4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBB4CA?: #BBB4CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB4CA?: The RGB value is 187, 180, 202: 187 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB4CA?: The complementary color is #C3CAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.