What color is #BBB5D5?

#BBB5D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB5D5?

The RGB value is 187, 181, 213: 187 red, 181 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5D5?

The complementary color is #CFD5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB5D5 color

#BBB5D5 rgb(187, 181, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBB5D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71% green and 83.5% blue (187, 181, 213).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#BBB5D5 color codes

HEX	`#BBB5D5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 181, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.09, 8.37, -15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.09, 17.46, 298.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.025, 48.416, 69.7)`
Decimal	`12301781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB5D5, 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 #BBB5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #BBB5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb5d5; }
.text { color: #bbb5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 181 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb5d5, #cbb5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB5D5?: #BBB5D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB5D5?: The RGB value is 187, 181, 213: 187 red, 181 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB5D5?: The complementary color is #CFD5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.