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#BBAAF1 Wisteria

The nearest named color to #BBAAF1 is Wisteria (#C9A0DC).

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#BBAAF1

Wisteria

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #BBAAF1?

HEX
#BBAAF1
RGB
rgb(187, 170, 241)
HSL
hsl(254, 72%, 81%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.8% 0.101 295)
CMYK
22, 29, 0, 5

#BBAAF1 has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 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 → #BBAAF1
#BBAAF1
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 #BBAAF1 · 8.4:1

Tints and shades of #BBAAF1

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #D8CDFF
  3. #BBAAF1
  4. #9D8CD1
  5. #806FB1
  6. #655393
  7. #4A3875
  8. #321E59
  9. #1C033D

Colors that go with #BBAAF1

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

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, #BBAAF1 and Sky Blue, #64C6E5; Cornflower Blue, #87A1EB and Sky Blue, #64C6E5 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --wisteria-1: #BBAAF1; /* Wisteria */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #BBAAF1

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

Palettes (12)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (3)