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#BBA2BF closest to Novel Lilac

#BBA2BF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Novel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 162, 191)). Its HSL value is 292° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BBA2BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.03:1.

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Variations of #BBA2BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBA2BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBA2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBA2BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5ABBE
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A8C0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7A7C0
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5ABBE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA8BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCA5AC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCA3B6
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEA8B0

#BBA2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#BBA2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.03:1 Very good#BBA2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBA2BF in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #BBA2BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBA2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBA2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 162 191);
color: hsl(292 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.743 0.050 321.6);

#BBA2BF FAQ

What color is #BBA2BF?

#BBA2BF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBA2BF?

#BBA2BF is rgb(187, 162, 191) in RGB, hsl(292, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBA2BF?

The complementary color of #BBA2BF is #A6BFA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBA2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBA2BF: 9.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBA2BF a warm or cool color?

#BBA2BF is a cool color.