#BBB1FB Color

#BBB1FB is rgb(187, 177, 251) in RGB, hsl(248, 90%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 2%) 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 9.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB1FB

HEX#BBB1FB

RGBrgb(187, 177, 251)

HSLhsl(248, 90%, 84%)

HSVhsv(248, 29%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.104 290)

LABlab(75.09% 15.40 -35.69)

LCHlch(75.09% 38.87 293.34)

What #BBB1FB 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 #BBB1FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.29 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.43 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 12.99 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 13.86 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 14.3 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 14.64

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

#BBB1FB Channel Values

How #BBB1FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 177 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 90% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 29% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB1FB 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 text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBB1FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB1FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BBB1FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB1FB.

How #BBB1FB 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#BBB1FB

Protanopia#B3B3FB

Protanomaly#B6B2FB

Deuteranopia#B4B4FB

Deuteranomaly#B7B3FB

Tritanopia#AFBCBC

Tritanomaly#B4B8D8

Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #BBB1FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb1fb: #BBB1FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB1FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb1fb': '#BBB1FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.694, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_bbb1fb">#BBB1FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#BBB1FB"

More Blue Colors

#BBB1FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#BBB1FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB1FB?

#BBB1FB is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 177, 251) in RGB and hsl(248, 90%, 84%) 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 9.29.

What is the RGB value of #BBB1FB?

#BBB1FB is rgb(187, 177, 251) — red 187, green 177, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB1FB?

#BBB1FB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB1FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB1FB scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB1FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB1FB 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 20.7, which is visibly different.

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