What color is #BBBBDE?

#BBBBDE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBBDE?

The RGB value is 187, 187, 222: 187 red, 187 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBBDE color

#BBBBDE rgb(187, 187, 222)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 87.1% blue (187, 187, 222).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#BBBBDE color codes

HEX	`#BBBBDE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.91, 7.02, -17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.91, 18.82, 291.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.446, 51.379, 76.3)`
Decimal	`12303326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBBDE, 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 #BBBBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #BBBBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbbde; }
.text { color: #bbbbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbbde, #cdbbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBBDE?: #BBBBDE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBBDE?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 222: 187 red, 187 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBBDE?: The complementary color is #DEDEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.