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#BBA9F3 Wisteria

The nearest named color to #BBA9F3 is Wisteria (#C9A0DC).

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#BBA9F3

Wisteria

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #BBA9F3?

HEX
#BBA9F3
RGB
rgb(187, 169, 243)
HSL
hsl(255, 76%, 81%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.7% 0.105 295)
CMYK
23, 30, 0, 5

#BBA9F3 has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #BBA9F3
#BBA9F3
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.4AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #BBA9F3 · 8.4:1

Tints and shades of #BBA9F3

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #D8CDFF
  3. #BBA9F3
  4. #9D8BD3
  5. #806EB4
  6. #655295
  7. #4B3777
  8. #321D5B
  9. #1C023F

Colors that go with #BBA9F3

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Wisteria, #BBA9F3 and Sky Blue, #61C8E9 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --wisteria-1: #BBA9F3; /* Wisteria */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #BBA9F3

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (10)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (3)