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#BBB7D7 Color

#BBB7D7 is rgb(187, 183, 215) in RGB, hsl(248, 29%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB7D7
HEX#BBB7D7
RGBrgb(187, 183, 215)
HSLhsl(248, 29%, 78%)
HSVhsv(248, 15%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.045 291.1)
LABlab(75.53% 6.18 -15.64)
LCHlch(75.53% 16.82 291.57)

What #BBB7D7 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 #BBB7D7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.33Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.48Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.93Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.18Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.19Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.49

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

#BBB7D7 Channel Values

How #BBB7D7 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 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 29% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 15% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB7D7 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB7D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB7D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB7D7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB7D7
Complementary
#D3D7B7
Analogous
#B7C3D7
Analogous
#CBB7D7
Triadic
#D7BBB7
Triadic
#B7D7BB
Split comp.
#D7CBB7
Split comp.
#C3D7B7

Tints & Shades of #BBB7D7

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

#C4C0DD
#CECAE2
#D7D4E7
#DDDBEB
#E6E5F1
#F0EFF6

Shades

#9992C3
#7A72B1
#5C5397
#484176
#322D52
#1E1B31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB7D7.

How #BBB7D7 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#BBB7D7
Protanopia#B8B8D7
Protanomaly#B9B7D7
Deuteranopia#B8B8D7
Deuteranomaly#B9B8D7
Tritanopia#B7BBBB
Tritanomaly#B8BAC7
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB7D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb7d7: #BBB7D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB7D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb7d7': '#BBB7D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.718, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb7d7">#BBB7D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB7D7"

More Blue Colors

#BBB7D7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBB7D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB7D7?

#BBB7D7 is a light blue — rgb(187, 183, 215) in RGB and hsl(248, 29%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7D7?

#BBB7D7 is rgb(187, 183, 215) — red 187, green 183, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB7D7?

#BBB7D7 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB7D7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB7D7 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB7D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB7D7 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 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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