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#BBB9DA Color

#BBB9DA is rgb(187, 185, 218) in RGB, hsl(244, 31%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBB9DA
HEX#BBB9DA
RGBrgb(187, 185, 218)
HSLhsl(244, 31%, 79%)
HSVhsv(244, 15%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.046 288.1)
LABlab(76.12% 5.64 -16.37)
LCHlch(76.12% 17.32 289.02)

What #BBB9DA 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 #BBB9DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.68Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.26Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.59Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.6Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.86Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.01

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

#BBB9DA Channel Values

How #BBB9DA 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 185 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 31% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 15% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBB9DA 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBB9DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBB9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBB9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBB9DA
Complementary
#D8DAB9
Analogous
#B9C7DA
Analogous
#CCB9DA
Triadic
#DABBB9
Triadic
#B9DABB
Split comp.
#DACCB9
Split comp.
#C7DAB9

Tints & Shades of #BBB9DA

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

#C5C3DF
#CBCAE3
#D5D4E8
#DFDEED
#E8E8F3
#EFEEF6

Shades

#9794C7
#7773B5
#58539D
#433F78
#2F2C54
#1C1A32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBB9DA.

How #BBB9DA 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#BBB9DA
Protanopia#B9B9DA
Protanomaly#BAB9DA
Deuteranopia#BABADA
Deuteranomaly#BAB9DA
Tritanopia#B6BEBE
Tritanomaly#B8BCCA
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBB9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbb9da: #BBB9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBB9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbb9da': '#BBB9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.725, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bbb9da">#BBB9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBB9DA"

More Blue Colors

#BBB9DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BBB9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBB9DA?

#BBB9DA is a light blue — rgb(187, 185, 218) in RGB and hsl(244, 31%, 79%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9DA?

#BBB9DA is rgb(187, 185, 218) — red 187, green 185, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBB9DA?

#BBB9DA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBB9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBB9DA scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBB9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBB9DA 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 8.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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