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#BBA7DC Color

#BBA7DC is rgb(187, 167, 220) in RGB, hsl(263, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBA7DC
HEX#BBA7DC
RGBrgb(187, 167, 220)
HSLhsl(263, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(263, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.078 301.8)
LABlab(71.62% 15.23 -24.22)
LCHlch(71.62% 28.61 302.17)

What #BBA7DC 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 #BBA7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.88Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.76Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.43Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.72Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.02

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

#BBA7DC Channel Values

How #BBA7DC 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 167 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBA7DC 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBA7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBA7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBA7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBA7DC
Complementary
#C8DCA7
Analogous
#A7AEDC
Analogous
#D6A7DC
Triadic
#DCBCA7
Triadic
#A7DCBC
Split comp.
#DCD6A7
Split comp.
#AEDCA7

Tints & Shades of #BBA7DC

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

#C4B2E0
#CCBDE5
#D5C8E9
#E0D7EF
#E9E2F3
#F1EDF8

Shades

#A083CE
#815BBE
#6741A4
#503380
#39245B
#201433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBA7DC.

How #BBA7DC 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#BBA7DC
Protanopia#ABABDC
Protanomaly#B1A9DC
Deuteranopia#AEAEDC
Deuteranomaly#B3ABDC
Tritanopia#B4AFAF
Tritanomaly#B7ACC3
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBA7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bba7dc: #BBA7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBA7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bba7dc': '#BBA7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.655, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bba7dc">#BBA7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBA7DC"

More Purple Colors

#BBA7DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBA7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBA7DC?

#BBA7DC is a light purple — rgb(187, 167, 220) in RGB and hsl(263, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #BBA7DC?

#BBA7DC is rgb(187, 167, 220) — red 187, green 167, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBA7DC?

#BBA7DC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBA7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBA7DC scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBA7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBA7DC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.69, which is visibly different.

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