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#BBAECC closest to Pastel Lilac

#BBAECC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.2% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(187, 174, 204)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 23% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BBAECC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.04:1.

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Variations of #BBAECC

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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#BBAECC 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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#BBAECC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB3CB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B3CD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB2CD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB3CB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0B2CB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9B2B8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBB0C3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B2BA

#BBAECC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.09:1 Very poor#BBAECC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.04:1 Very good#BBAECC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBAECC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 174 204);
color: hsl(266 23% 74%);
color: oklch(0.771 0.044 305.0);

#BBAECC FAQ

What color is #BBAECC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBAECC?

#BBAECC is rgb(187, 174, 204) in RGB, hsl(266, 23%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBAECC?

The complementary color of #BBAECC is #BFCCAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBAECC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBAECC: 10.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBAECC a warm or cool color?

#BBAECC is a cool color.