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#BBAFCA Color

#BBAFCA is rgb(187, 175, 202) in RGB, hsl(267, 20%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBAFCA
HEX#BBAFCA
RGBrgb(187, 175, 202)
HSLhsl(267, 20%, 74%)
HSVhsv(267, 13%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.04 305.5)
LABlab(73.13% 8.26 -12.15)
LCHlch(73.13% 14.69 304.21)

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

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.19Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.03Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.62Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.95Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.14Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.15

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

#BBAFCA Channel Values

How #BBAFCA 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 175 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 20% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 13% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBAFCA 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BBAFCA

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

Base
#BBAFCA
Complementary
#BECAAF
Analogous
#AFB1CA
Analogous
#C9AFCA
Triadic
#CABBAF
Triadic
#AFCABB
Split comp.
#CAC9AF
Split comp.
#B1CAAF

Tints & Shades of #BBAFCA

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

#C3B9D0
#CEC5D8
#D5CEDE
#E0DAE7
#E8E3ED
#F2F0F5

Shades

#A191B6
#8772A1
#6E5A87
#554568
#3C3149
#231D2B

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

How #BBAFCA 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#BBAFCA
Protanopia#B1B1CA
Protanomaly#B5B0CA
Deuteranopia#B3B3CA
Deuteranomaly#B6B1CA
Tritanopia#B7B3B3
Tritanomaly#B9B1BC
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBAFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbafca: #BBAFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBAFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbafca': '#BBAFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.686, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bbafca">#BBAFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBAFCA"

More Purple Colors

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

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#BBAFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBAFCA?

#BBAFCA is a light purple — rgb(187, 175, 202) in RGB and hsl(267, 20%, 74%) 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 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #BBAFCA?

#BBAFCA is rgb(187, 175, 202) — red 187, green 175, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBAFCA?

#BBAFCA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBAFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBAFCA scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBAFCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBAFCA 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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