What color is #BBBDD2?

#BBBDD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBDD2?

The RGB value is 187, 189, 210: 187 red, 189 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDD2?

The complementary color is #D2D0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBDD2 color

#BBBDD2 rgb(187, 189, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBDD2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 82.4% blue (187, 189, 210).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#BBBDD2 color codes

HEX	`#BBBDD2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 189, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.05, 3.42, -10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.05, 11.28, 287.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.322, 51.613, 68.271)`
Decimal	`12303826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBDD2, 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 #BBBDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #BBBDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbdd2; }
.text { color: #bbbdd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbdd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 189 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbdd2, #c4bbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBBDD2?: #BBBDD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBDD2?: The RGB value is 187, 189, 210: 187 red, 189 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBDD2?: The complementary color is #D2D0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.