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#BBA1FC Color

#BBA1FC is rgb(187, 161, 252) in RGB, hsl(257, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBA1FC
HEX#BBA1FC
RGBrgb(187, 161, 252)
HSLhsl(257, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(257, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.13 296.3)
LABlab(71.22% 23.93 -42.20)
LCHlch(71.22% 48.51 299.55)

What #BBA1FC 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 #BBA1FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BBA1FC Channel Values

How #BBA1FC 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 161 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBA1FC 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBA1FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBA1FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BBA1FC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBA1FC.

How #BBA1FC 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#BBA1FC
Protanopia#A6A6FC
Protanomaly#AFA4FC
Deuteranopia#AAAAFC
Deuteranomaly#B1A7FC
Tritanopia#ADB0B0
Tritanomaly#B3AAD3
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBA1FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bba1fc: #BBA1FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBA1FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bba1fc': '#BBA1FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.631, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_bba1fc">#BBA1FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBA1FC"

More Purple Colors

#BBA1FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBA1FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBA1FC?

#BBA1FC is a lightest purple — rgb(187, 161, 252) in RGB and hsl(257, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.11.

What is the RGB value of #BBA1FC?

#BBA1FC is rgb(187, 161, 252) — red 187, green 161, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBA1FC?

#BBA1FC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBA1FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBA1FC scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBA1FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBA1FC 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 20.31, which is visibly different.

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