Close to Lavender Gray
#BBB5CA
#BBB5CA is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 71% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 17% saturation and 75% 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 #BBB5CA.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.99:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.58:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.99:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBB5CA as they’d see it.
#BBB5CA 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 #BBB5CA
What color is #BBB5CA?
#BBB5CA is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 71% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBB5CA in RGB?
#BBB5CA is rgb(187, 181, 202): 187 red, 181 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBB5CA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 10, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBB5CA?
PANTONE 2665 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBB5CA?
Its complement #B5BBA5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.