Close to Heather
#BBACCE
#BBACCE is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBACCE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.12:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.91:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.12:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.91:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBACCE as they’d see it.
#BBACCE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBACCE
What color is #BBACCE?
#BBACCE is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBACCE in RGB?
#BBACCE is rgb(187, 172, 206): 187 red, 172 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBACCE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 17, 0, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBACCE?
PANTONE 2644 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBACCE?
Its complement #A8B795 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.