Information about #BBA0C6 color

#BBA0C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA0C6 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 160, 198) — 73.3% red, 62.7% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 15 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBA0C6 reads as a moderately toned twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC). Slightly further away sit Frida Lilac (#C8A2C7) and Lilac (#C8A2C8).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 160, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA0C6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA0C6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBA0C6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBA0C6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA0C6
  • RGB187, 160, 198
  • CMYK4, 15, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(187, 160, 198)
  • HSL283°, 25%, 70%
  • HSL Precise282.632°, 25%, 70.196%
  • HSV283°, 19%, 78%
  • HSB283°, 19%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.627, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.627, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.627, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA0C6
  • DECIMAL ID12296390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01