What color is #BBB9D7?

#BBB9D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9D7?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 215: 187 red, 185 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB9D7?

The complementary color is #D5D7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB9D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB9D7 color

#BBB9D7 rgb(187, 185, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBB9D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 84.3% blue (187, 185, 215).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#BBB9D7 color codes

HEX	`#BBB9D7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, 6.62, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 16.19, 294.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.106, 50.169, 71.321)`
Decimal	`12302807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB9D7, 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 #BBB9D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB9D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #BBB9D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb9d7; }
.text { color: #bbb9d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb9d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb9d7, #cab9d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB9D7?: #BBB9D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB9D7?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 215: 187 red, 185 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB9D7?: The complementary color is #D5D7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB9D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.