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#BBAFCF Pastel Lilac

#BBAFCF is a light, muted purple named Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(187, 175, 207)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 25% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BBAFCF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.15:1.

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Variations of #BBAFCF

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

How #BBAFCF 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 #ABB4CE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B4D0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB3D0
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB4CE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0B3CE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8B3BA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAB1C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6B3BB

#BBAFCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#BBAFCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.15:1 Very good#BBAFCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBAFCF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 175 207);
color: hsl(262 25% 75%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.047 302.4);

#BBAFCF FAQ

What color is #BBAFCF?

#BBAFCF 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 #BBAFCF?

#BBAFCF is rgb(187, 175, 207) in RGB, hsl(262, 25%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBAFCF?

The complementary color of #BBAFCF is #C3CFAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBAFCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBAFCF: 10.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBAFCF a warm or cool color?

#BBAFCF is a cool color.