What color is #BBB5CF?

#BBB5CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB5CF?

The RGB value is 187, 181, 207: 187 red, 181 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5CF?

The complementary color is #C9CFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB5CF color

#BBB5CF rgb(187, 181, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBB5CF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71% green and 81.2% blue (187, 181, 207).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 10.62:1).

#BBB5CF color codes

HEX	`#BBB5CF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 181, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.9, 7.13, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.9, 14.25, 300.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.278, 48.117, 65.764)`
Decimal	`12301775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB5CF, 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 #BBB5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #BBB5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb5cf; }
.text { color: #bbb5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 181 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb5cf, #c8b5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB5CF?: #BBB5CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB5CF?: The RGB value is 187, 181, 207: 187 red, 181 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB5CF?: The complementary color is #C9CFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.