What color is #BBB7FF?

#BBB7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBB7FF?

The complementary color is #FBFFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB7FF color

#BBB7FF rgb(187, 183, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBB7FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.8% green and 100% blue (187, 183, 255).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#BBB7FF color codes

HEX	`#BBB7FF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 183, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, 16.68, -34.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 38.76, 295.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.472, 51.651, 101.635)`
Decimal	`12302335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB7FF, 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 #BBB7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #BBB7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb7ff; }
.text { color: #bbb7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 183 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb7ff, #dfb7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB7FF?: #BBB7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB7FF?: The RGB value is 187, 183, 255: 187 red, 183 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB7FF?: The complementary color is #FBFFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.