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#BBB1C9 Color

#BBB1C9 is rgb(187, 177, 201) in RGB, hsl(265, 18%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 12%, 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 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB1C9
HEX#BBB1C9
RGBrgb(187, 177, 201)
HSLhsl(265, 18%, 74%)
HSVhsv(265, 12%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.035 304.4)
LABlab(73.62% 7.08 -10.88)
LCHlch(73.62% 12.98 303.05)

What #BBB1C9 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 #BBB1C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.1Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.53Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.54Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.65Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.19Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.61

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

#BBB1C9 Channel Values

How #BBB1C9 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 177 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 18% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 12% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB1C9 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB1C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB1C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB1C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB1C9
Complementary
#BFC9B1
Analogous
#B1B3C9
Analogous
#C7B1C9
Triadic
#C9BBB1
Triadic
#B1C9BB
Split comp.
#C9C7B1
Split comp.
#B3C9B1

Tints & Shades of #BBB1C9

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

#C3BACF
#CDC6D7
#D5CFDE
#DFDBE6
#E7E4EC
#F2F0F5

Shades

#A093B4
#86759F
#6D5C84
#544766
#3B3248
#231D2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB1C9.

How #BBB1C9 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#BBB1C9
Protanopia#B3B3C9
Protanomaly#B6B2C9
Deuteranopia#B4B4C9
Deuteranomaly#B7B3C9
Tritanopia#B8B4B4
Tritanomaly#B9B3BD
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB1C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb1c9: #BBB1C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB1C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb1c9': '#BBB1C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.694, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb1c9">#BBB1C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB1C9"

More Purple Colors

#BBB1C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBB1C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB1C9?

#BBB1C9 is a light purple — rgb(187, 177, 201) in RGB and hsl(265, 18%, 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 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #BBB1C9?

#BBB1C9 is rgb(187, 177, 201) — red 187, green 177, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB1C9?

#BBB1C9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB1C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB1C9 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB1C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB1C9 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 8.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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