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#BBACC3 Color

#BBACC3 is rgb(187, 172, 195) in RGB, hsl(279, 16%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBACC3
HEX#BBACC3
RGBrgb(187, 172, 195)
HSLhsl(279, 16%, 72%)
HSVhsv(279, 12%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.036 314)
LABlab(72.19% 8.76 -9.73)
LCHlch(72.19% 13.09 312.00)

What #BBACC3 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 #BBACC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.02Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 5.26Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.01Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.08Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.7Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.56

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

#BBACC3 Channel Values

How #BBACC3 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 172 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 16% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 12% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBACC3 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBACC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBACC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBACC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBACC3
Complementary
#B4C3AC
Analogous
#B0ACC3
Analogous
#C3ACC0
Triadic
#C3BBAC
Triadic
#ACC3BB
Split comp.
#C0C3AC
Split comp.
#ACC3B0

Tints & Shades of #BBACC3

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

#C5B8CC
#CCC1D2
#D6CDDB
#DFD9E3
#E9E4EC
#F0EDF2

Shades

#A38FAE
#8D749A
#735C7F
#584762
#3D3144
#251E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBACC3.

How #BBACC3 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#BBACC3
Protanopia#AFAFC3
Protanomaly#B4AEC3
Deuteranopia#B1B1C3
Deuteranomaly#B5AFC3
Tritanopia#B8AFAF
Tritanomaly#B9AEB7
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBACC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbacc3: #BBACC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBACC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbacc3': '#BBACC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.675, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_bbacc3">#BBACC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBACC3"

More Purple Colors

#BBACC3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBACC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBACC3?

#BBACC3 is a light purple — rgb(187, 172, 195) in RGB and hsl(279, 16%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #BBACC3?

#BBACC3 is rgb(187, 172, 195) — red 187, green 172, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBACC3?

#BBACC3 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBACC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBACC3 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBACC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBACC3 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 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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