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#BBB8FE Color

#BBB8FE is rgb(187, 184, 254) in RGB, hsl(243, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 28%, 0%, 0%) 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 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB8FE
HEX#BBB8FE
RGBrgb(187, 184, 254)
HSLhsl(243, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(243, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.098 285.9)
LABlab(76.94% 12.33 -34.46)
LCHlch(76.94% 36.60 289.68)

What #BBB8FE 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 #BBB8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.74Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.93Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.97Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.2Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.99Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 15.61

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

#BBB8FE Channel Values

How #BBB8FE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 28% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB8FE 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB8FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB8FE
Complementary
#FAFEB9
Analogous
#B9D8FE
Analogous
#DFB9FE
Triadic
#FEBCB9
Triadic
#B9FEBC
Split comp.
#FEDFB9
Split comp.
#D8FEB9

Tints & Shades of #BBB8FE

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

#C6C3FE
#CAC8FE
#D4D2FE
#DEDCFE
#E7E6FF
#ECEBFF

Shades

#837CFD
#4E45FC
#1509FB
#0D03C4
#090288
#050150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB8FE.

How #BBB8FE 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#BBB8FE
Protanopia#B9B9FE
Protanomaly#BAB8FE
Deuteranopia#B9B9FE
Deuteranomaly#BAB9FE
Tritanopia#B0C3C3
Tritanomaly#B4BFDD
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB8FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb8fe: #BBB8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb8fe': '#BBB8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.722, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb8fe">#BBB8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB8FE"

More Blue Colors

#BBB8FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BBB8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB8FE?

#BBB8FE is a lightest blue — rgb(187, 184, 254) in RGB and hsl(243, 97%, 86%) 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 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #BBB8FE?

#BBB8FE is rgb(187, 184, 254) — red 187, green 184, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB8FE?

#BBB8FE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB8FE scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB8FE 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 22.56, which is visibly different.

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