What color is #BBB7D1?

#BBB7D1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7D1?

The RGB value is 187, 183, 209: 187 red, 183 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB7D1?

The complementary color is #CDD1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB7D1 color

#BBB7D1 rgb(187, 183, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBB7D1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.8% green and 82% blue (187, 183, 209).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#BBB7D1 color codes

HEX	`#BBB7D1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 183, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, 6.46, -12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 14.13, 297.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.933, 49.035, 67.196)`
Decimal	`12302289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB7D1, 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 #BBB7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #BBB7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb7d1; }
.text { color: #bbb7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 183 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb7d1, #c8b7d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB7D1?: #BBB7D1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB7D1?: The RGB value is 187, 183, 209: 187 red, 183 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB7D1?: The complementary color is #CDD1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.