Palettes / Colors / #BBABC5

#BBABC5 — Light Dusty Purple

#BBABC5 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BBABC5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BBABC5 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B5C4AB; it also sits naturally between #AEABC4 and #C4ABC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 77%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBABC5

.text { color: #BBABC5; }
.background { background-color: #BBABC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBABC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 18%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBABC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBABC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBABC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBABC5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBABC5

Tints of #BBABC5

Tones of #BBABC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5C4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBABC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBABC5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BBABC5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBABC5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBABC4  ·  #BBABC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBABC5?

#BBABC5 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 171, 197). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBABC5?

#BBABC5 is RGB 187, 171, 197 — HSL 277°, 18%, 72% — CMYK 5%, 13%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #BBABC5?

Its complement is #B5C4AB; analogous partners are #AEABC4 and #C4ABC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBABC5 for text?

Black text on #BBABC5 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.