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#BBAACA Color

#BBAACA is rgb(187, 170, 202) in RGB, hsl(272, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBAACA
HEX#BBAACA
RGBrgb(187, 170, 202)
HSLhsl(272, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(272, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.049 309.1)
LABlab(71.86% 10.83 -14.03)
LCHlch(71.86% 17.73 307.67)

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

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.66Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.52Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.73Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.86Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.68Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.19

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

#BBAACA Channel Values

How #BBAACA 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 170 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBAACA 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BBAACA

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

Base
#BBAACA
Complementary
#B9CAAA
Analogous
#ABAACA
Analogous
#CAAAC9
Triadic
#CABBAA
Triadic
#AACABB
Split comp.
#C9CAAA
Split comp.
#AACAAB

Tints & Shades of #BBAACA

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

#C5B7D2
#CDC0D8
#D7CDE0
#DED6E5
#E8E3ED
#F0ECF3

Shades

#A28BB6
#896CA3
#6F5487
#58436B
#3E2F4B
#241B2C

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

How #BBAACA 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#BBAACA
Protanopia#ADADCA
Protanomaly#B3ACCA
Deuteranopia#B0B0CA
Deuteranomaly#B4AECA
Tritanopia#B7AEAE
Tritanomaly#B9ADBA
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBAACA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbaaca: #BBAACA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBAACA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbaaca': '#BBAACA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.667, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bbaaca">#BBAACA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBAACA"

More Purple Colors

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

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#BBAACA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBAACA?

#BBAACA is a light purple — rgb(187, 170, 202) in RGB and hsl(272, 23%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #BBAACA?

#BBAACA is rgb(187, 170, 202) — red 187, green 170, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBAACA?

#BBAACA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBAACA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBAACA scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBAACA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBAACA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.