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#BBAFE4 Color

#BBAFE4 is rgb(187, 175, 228) in RGB, hsl(254, 50%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBAFE4
HEX#BBAFE4
RGBrgb(187, 175, 228)
HSLhsl(254, 50%, 79%)
HSVhsv(254, 23%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.076 295)
LABlab(73.86% 12.41 -25.17)
LCHlch(73.86% 28.06 296.25)

What #BBAFE4 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 #BBAFE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.49Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.99Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.25Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.55Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.01Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.46

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

#BBAFE4 Channel Values

How #BBAFE4 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 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 50% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 23% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBAFE4 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBAFE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBAFE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBAFE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBAFE4
Complementary
#D8E4AF
Analogous
#AFBDE4
Analogous
#D6AFE4
Triadic
#E4BBAF
Triadic
#AFE4BB
Split comp.
#E4D6AF
Split comp.
#BDE4AF

Tints & Shades of #BBAFE4

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

#C5BAE8
#CBC2EB
#D5CDEE
#DFD9F2
#E8E4F6
#EFECF9

Shades

#9885D6
#775EC9
#583CB4
#432E8A
#2F2060
#1C1339

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBAFE4.

How #BBAFE4 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#BBAFE4
Protanopia#B1B1E4
Protanomaly#B5B0E4
Deuteranopia#B3B3E4
Deuteranomaly#B6B1E4
Tritanopia#B3B7B7
Tritanomaly#B6B4CA
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBAFE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbafe4: #BBAFE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBAFE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbafe4': '#BBAFE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.686, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_bbafe4">#BBAFE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBAFE4"

More Blue Colors

#BBAFE4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBAFE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBAFE4?

#BBAFE4 is a light blue — rgb(187, 175, 228) in RGB and hsl(254, 50%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #BBAFE4?

#BBAFE4 is rgb(187, 175, 228) — red 187, green 175, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBAFE4?

#BBAFE4 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBAFE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBAFE4 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBAFE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBAFE4 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 17.19, which is visibly different.

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