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#BBB7D1 Color

#BBB7D1 is rgb(187, 183, 209) in RGB, hsl(249, 22%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 18%) 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 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB7D1
HEX#BBB7D1
RGBrgb(187, 183, 209)
HSLhsl(249, 22%, 77%)
HSVhsv(249, 12%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.037 292.6)
LABlab(75.37% 5.24 -12.63)
LCHlch(75.37% 13.68 292.54)

What #BBB7D1 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 #BBB7D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.8Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.64Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.91Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.55Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.81Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.92

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

#BBB7D1 Channel Values

How #BBB7D1 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 183 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 22% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 12% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB7D1 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB7D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB7D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB7D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB7D1
Complementary
#CDD1B7
Analogous
#B7C0D1
Analogous
#C8B7D1
Triadic
#D1BBB7
Triadic
#B7D1BB
Split comp.
#D1C8B7
Split comp.
#C0D1B7

Tints & Shades of #BBB7D1

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

#C4C1D7
#CDCADD
#D6D3E3
#DFDDE9
#E7E6EF
#F0EFF5

Shades

#9E98BD
#7E76A7
#635B8F
#4C466D
#36324E
#1E1C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB7D1.

How #BBB7D1 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#BBB7D1
Protanopia#B8B8D1
Protanomaly#B9B7D1
Deuteranopia#B8B8D1
Deuteranomaly#B9B8D1
Tritanopia#B7BBBB
Tritanomaly#B9B9C4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB7D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb7d1: #BBB7D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB7D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb7d1': '#BBB7D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.718, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb7d1">#BBB7D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB7D1"

More Blue Colors

#BBB7D1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBB7D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB7D1?

#BBB7D1 is a light blue — rgb(187, 183, 209) in RGB and hsl(249, 22%, 77%) 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 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7D1?

#BBB7D1 is rgb(187, 183, 209) — red 187, green 183, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB7D1?

#BBB7D1 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB7D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB7D1 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB7D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB7D1 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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