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#BBB8D1 Color

#BBB8D1 is rgb(187, 184, 209) in RGB, hsl(247, 21%, 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 6.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB8D1
HEX#BBB8D1
RGBrgb(187, 184, 209)
HSLhsl(247, 21%, 77%)
HSVhsv(247, 12%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.035 291.1)
LABlab(75.63% 4.73 -12.25)
LCHlch(75.63% 13.13 291.13)

What #BBB8D1 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 #BBB8D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.73Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.12Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.3Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.1Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.62Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.68

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

#BBB8D1 Channel Values

How #BBB8D1 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 184 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 21% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · 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
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB8D1 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 text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB8D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB8D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB8D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB8D1
Complementary
#CED1B8
Analogous
#B8C1D1
Analogous
#C7B8D1
Triadic
#D1BBB8
Triadic
#B8D1BB
Split comp.
#D1C7B8
Split comp.
#C1D1B8

Tints & Shades of #BBB8D1

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
#CDCBDD
#D6D4E3
#DEDDE9
#E7E6EF
#F0F0F5

Shades

#9D99BD
#7D77A6
#625D8E
#4B476C
#35324D
#1E1C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB8D1.

How #BBB8D1 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#BBB8D1
Protanopia#B9B9D1
Protanomaly#BAB8D1
Deuteranopia#B9B9D1
Deuteranomaly#BAB9D1
Tritanopia#B8BBBB
Tritanomaly#B9BAC4
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB8D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb8d1: #BBB8D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB8D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb8d1': '#BBB8D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.722, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb8d1">#BBB8D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB8D1"

More Blue Colors

#BBB8D1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBB8D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB8D1?

#BBB8D1 is a light blue — rgb(187, 184, 209) in RGB and hsl(247, 21%, 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 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #BBB8D1?

#BBB8D1 is rgb(187, 184, 209) — red 187, green 184, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB8D1?

#BBB8D1 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 #BBB8D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB8D1 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB8D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB8D1 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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