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#BBA7DD Color

#BBA7DD is rgb(187, 167, 221) in RGB, hsl(262, 44%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBA7DD
HEX#BBA7DD
RGBrgb(187, 167, 221)
HSLhsl(262, 44%, 76%)
HSVhsv(262, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.079 301.5)
LABlab(71.65% 15.40 -24.72)
LCHlch(71.65% 29.12 301.92)

What #BBA7DD 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 #BBA7DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.51Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.57Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.99Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.25Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.93Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.43

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

#BBA7DD Channel Values

How #BBA7DD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 44% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBA7DD 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 text9.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBA7DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBA7DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBA7DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBA7DD
Complementary
#C9DDA7
Analogous
#A7AEDD
Analogous
#D6A7DD
Triadic
#DDBBA7
Triadic
#A7DDBB
Split comp.
#DDD6A7
Split comp.
#AEDDA7

Tints & Shades of #BBA7DD

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

#C3B2E1
#CCBDE5
#D4C8EA
#E0D7EF
#E8E2F4
#F1EDF8

Shades

#9E82CE
#7F5ABF
#6540A5
#4F3281
#38245C
#201433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBA7DD.

How #BBA7DD 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#BBA7DD
Protanopia#ABABDD
Protanomaly#B1A9DD
Deuteranopia#AEAEDD
Deuteranomaly#B3ABDD
Tritanopia#B4AFAF
Tritanomaly#B7ACC3
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBA7DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bba7dd: #BBA7DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBA7DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bba7dd': '#BBA7DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.655, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_bba7dd">#BBA7DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBA7DD"

More Purple Colors

#BBA7DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBA7DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBA7DD?

#BBA7DD is a light purple — rgb(187, 167, 221) in RGB and hsl(262, 44%, 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 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #BBA7DD?

#BBA7DD is rgb(187, 167, 221) — red 187, green 167, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBA7DD?

#BBA7DD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBA7DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBA7DD scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBA7DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBA7DD 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 15.61, which is visibly different.

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