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#BB8AEF Color

#BB8AEF is rgb(187, 138, 239) in RGB, hsl(269, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB8AEF
HEX#BB8AEF
RGBrgb(187, 138, 239)
HSLhsl(269, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(269, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.15 305.3)
LABlab(65.36% 33.66 -44.24)
LCHlch(65.36% 55.59 307.27)

What #BB8AEF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB8AEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 5.75Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.88Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.47Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.39Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.8Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BB8AEF Channel Values

How #BB8AEF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 138 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB8AEF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB8AEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB8AEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB8AEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB8AEF
Complementary
#BEEF8A
Analogous
#8A8CEF
Analogous
#ED8AEF
Triadic
#EFBB8A
Triadic
#8AEFBB
Split comp.
#EFED8A
Split comp.
#8CEF8A

Tints & Shades of #BB8AEF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C398F1
#CDAAF3
#D5B7F5
#E0C9F8
#E7D7F9
#F2E9FC

Shades

#A15DE9
#8731E3
#6D1BC5
#551599
#3C0F6C
#23093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB8AEF.

How #BB8AEF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB8AEF
Protanopia#9494EF
Protanomaly#A590EF
Deuteranopia#9C9CEE
Deuteranomaly#AA95EF
Tritanopia#AD9C9C
Tritanomaly#B395C3
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB8AEF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb8aef: #BB8AEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB8AEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb8aef': '#BB8AEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.541, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_bb8aef">#BB8AEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB8AEF"

More Purple Colors

#BB8AEF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB8AEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB8AEF?

#BB8AEF is a light purple — rgb(187, 138, 239) in RGB and hsl(269, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #BB8AEF?

#BB8AEF is rgb(187, 138, 239) — red 187, green 138, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB8AEF?

#BB8AEF converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB8AEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB8AEF scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB8AEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB8AEF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.8, which is visibly different.

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