Information about #BBA5CB color

#BBA5CB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA5CB falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 165, 203) — 73.3% red, 64.7% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 15 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBA5CB is a softly balanced twilight violet that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lilac (#C8A2C8) and Frida Lilac (#C8A2C7).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 165, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #BBA5CB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBA5CB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBA5CB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBA5CB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA5CB
  • RGB187, 165, 203
  • CMYK6, 15, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(187, 165, 203)
  • HSL275°, 27%, 72%
  • HSL Precise274.737°, 26.761%, 72.157%
  • HSV275°, 19%, 80%
  • HSB275°, 19%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.647, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.647, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.647, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA5CB
  • DECIMAL ID12297675
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01