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#BBA7EC Color

#BBA7EC is rgb(187, 167, 236) in RGB, hsl(257, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBA7EC
HEX#BBA7EC
RGBrgb(187, 167, 236)
HSLhsl(257, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(257, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.099 297.3)
LABlab(72.12% 17.93 -32.15)
LCHlch(72.12% 36.81 299.16)

What #BBA7EC 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 #BBA7EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.75Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.98Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.47Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.1Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.25Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.23

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

#BBA7EC Channel Values

How #BBA7EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBA7EC 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBA7EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBA7EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBA7EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBA7EC
Complementary
#D8ECA7
Analogous
#A7B6EC
Analogous
#DDA7EC
Triadic
#ECBBA7
Triadic
#A7ECBB
Split comp.
#ECDDA7
Split comp.
#B6ECA7

Tints & Shades of #BBA7EC

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

#C4B4EE
#CBBCF0
#D5C9F3
#DED5F6
#E8E2F9
#EFEAFA

Shades

#9779E2
#764FD8
#572BC5
#422197
#2E1769
#1C0E3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBA7EC.

How #BBA7EC 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#BBA7EC
Protanopia#ABABEC
Protanomaly#B1A9EC
Deuteranopia#AEAEEC
Deuteranomaly#B3ABEC
Tritanopia#B1B2B2
Tritanomaly#B5AECC
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBA7EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bba7ec: #BBA7EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBA7EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bba7ec': '#BBA7EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.655, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_bba7ec">#BBA7EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBA7EC"

More Purple Colors

#BBA7EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBA7EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBA7EC?

#BBA7EC is a light purple — rgb(187, 167, 236) in RGB and hsl(257, 64%, 79%) 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 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #BBA7EC?

#BBA7EC is rgb(187, 167, 236) — red 187, green 167, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBA7EC?

#BBA7EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBA7EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBA7EC scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBA7EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBA7EC 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 16.44, which is visibly different.

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