Close to Heather
#BBBAD8
#BBBAD8 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green, and 84.7% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 28% saturation and 79% 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 #BBBAD8.
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
1.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.13:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.13:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBBAD8 as they’d see it.
#BBBAD8 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 #BBBAD8
What color is #BBBAD8?
#BBBAD8 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green, and 84.7% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBBAD8 in RGB?
#BBBAD8 is rgb(187, 186, 216): 187 red, 186 green, and 216 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBBAD8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 14, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBBAD8?
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 #BBBAD8?
Its complement #BEBFA1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.