Close to Heather
#BBB5CD
#BBB5CD is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 71% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 19% saturation and 76% 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 #BBB5CD.
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.
White text on this color
1.98:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.60:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.98:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.60:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBB5CD as they’d see it.
#BBB5CD 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 #BBB5CD
What color is #BBB5CD?
#BBB5CD is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 71% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBB5CD in RGB?
#BBB5CD is rgb(187, 181, 205): 187 red, 181 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBB5CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 12, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBB5CD?
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 #BBB5CD?
Its complement #B5BBA3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.