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#BBAECB Color

#BBAECB is rgb(187, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(267, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBAECB
HEX#BBAECB
RGBrgb(187, 174, 203)
HSLhsl(267, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(267, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.043 305.6)
LABlab(72.91% 8.92 -13.03)
LCHlch(72.91% 15.79 304.40)

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

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.06Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.07Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.86Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.77Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.38Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.46

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

#BBAECB Channel Values

How #BBAECB 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 174 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBAECB 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BBAECB

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

Base
#BBAECB
Complementary
#BECBAE
Analogous
#AEB0CB
Analogous
#CAAECB
Triadic
#CBBBAE
Triadic
#AECBBB
Split comp.
#CBCAAE
Split comp.
#B0CBAE

Tints & Shades of #BBAECB

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

#C3B7D1
#CDC4D9
#D5CDDF
#E0DAE7
#E8E3ED
#F2EFF5

Shades

#A18FB7
#8770A4
#6E5889
#55446A
#3C304B
#231C2C

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

How #BBAECB 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#BBAECB
Protanopia#B0B0CB
Protanomaly#B5AFCB
Deuteranopia#B2B2CB
Deuteranomaly#B6B1CB
Tritanopia#B7B2B2
Tritanomaly#B9B0BD
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBAECB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbaecb: #BBAECB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBAECB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbaecb': '#BBAECB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.682, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_bbaecb">#BBAECB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBAECB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#BBAECB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBAECB?

#BBAECB is a light purple — rgb(187, 174, 203) in RGB and hsl(267, 22%, 74%) 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 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #BBAECB?

#BBAECB is rgb(187, 174, 203) — red 187, green 174, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBAECB?

#BBAECB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBAECB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBAECB scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBAECB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBAECB 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 8.86, 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.