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#BBB1F7 Color

#BBB1F7 is rgb(187, 177, 247) in RGB, hsl(249, 81%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 3%) 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 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB1F7
HEX#BBB1F7
RGBrgb(187, 177, 247)
HSLhsl(249, 81%, 83%)
HSVhsv(249, 28%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.099 290.5)
LABlab(74.96% 14.68 -33.74)
LCHlch(74.96% 36.80 293.51)

What #BBB1F7 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 #BBB1F7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.51Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.22Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.3Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 13.5Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 13.51Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 13.86

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

#BBB1F7 Channel Values

How #BBB1F7 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 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 81% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 28% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB1F7 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB1F7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB1F7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB1F7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB1F7
Complementary
#ECF7B1
Analogous
#B1C9F7
Analogous
#DEB1F7
Triadic
#F7BBB1
Triadic
#B1F7BB
Split comp.
#F7DEB1
Split comp.
#C9F7B1

Tints & Shades of #BBB1F7

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

#C3BAF8
#CBC3F9
#D3CCFA
#DFDAFB
#E7E3FC
#EFEDFD

Shades

#8F7EF1
#5F46EC
#3618E2
#2A12AF
#1E0D7D
#110745

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB1F7.

How #BBB1F7 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#BBB1F7
Protanopia#B3B3F7
Protanomaly#B6B2F7
Deuteranopia#B4B4F7
Deuteranomaly#B7B3F7
Tritanopia#B0BCBC
Tritanomaly#B5B8D6
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB1F7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb1f7: #BBB1F7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB1F7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb1f7': '#BBB1F7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.694, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb1f7">#BBB1F7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB1F7"

More Blue Colors

#BBB1F7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BBB1F7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB1F7?

#BBB1F7 is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 177, 247) in RGB and hsl(249, 81%, 83%) 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 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #BBB1F7?

#BBB1F7 is rgb(187, 177, 247) — red 187, green 177, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB1F7?

#BBB1F7 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB1F7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB1F7 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB1F7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB1F7 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.01, which is visibly different.

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