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#BBB6C9 Color

#BBB6C9 is rgb(187, 182, 201) in RGB, hsl(256, 15%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB6C9
HEX#BBB6C9
RGBrgb(187, 182, 201)
HSLhsl(256, 15%, 75%)
HSVhsv(256, 9%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.027 297.8)
LABlab(74.91% 4.53 -8.98)
LCHlch(74.91% 10.06 296.78)

What #BBB6C9 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 #BBB6C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 4.86Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.51Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.08Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.1Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.26Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.41

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

#BBB6C9 Channel Values

How #BBB6C9 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 182 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 15% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 9% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB6C9 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB6C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB6C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB6C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB6C9
Complementary
#C4C9B6
Analogous
#B6BAC9
Analogous
#C4B6C9
Triadic
#C9BBB6
Triadic
#B6C9BB
Split comp.
#C9C4B6
Split comp.
#BAC9B6

Tints & Shades of #BBB6C9

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

#C3BECF
#CECAD8
#D6D3DE
#DEDCE5
#E6E5EB
#F1F0F4

Shades

#A098B3
#847B9D
#6B6284
#514A64
#393446
#211E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB6C9.

How #BBB6C9 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#BBB6C9
Protanopia#B7B7C9
Protanomaly#B9B7C9
Deuteranopia#B8B8C9
Deuteranomaly#B9B7C9
Tritanopia#B8B9B9
Tritanomaly#B9B8BF
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #BBB6C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb6c9: #BBB6C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB6C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb6c9': '#BBB6C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.714, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb6c9">#BBB6C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB6C9"

More Purple Colors

#BBB6C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBB6C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB6C9?

#BBB6C9 is a light purple — rgb(187, 182, 201) in RGB and hsl(256, 15%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #BBB6C9?

#BBB6C9 is rgb(187, 182, 201) — red 187, green 182, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB6C9?

#BBB6C9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB6C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB6C9 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB6C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB6C9 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 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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