Close to Heather
#BBAFD5
#BBAFD5 is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBAFD5.
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
2.06:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.21:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.06:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.21:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBAFD5 as they’d see it.
#BBAFD5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBAFD5
What color is #BBAFD5?
#BBAFD5 is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBAFD5 in RGB?
#BBAFD5 is rgb(187, 175, 213): 187 red, 175 green, and 213 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBAFD5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 18, 0, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBAFD5?
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 #BBAFD5?
Its complement #ADBA93 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.