Palettes / Colors / #BBABDB

#BBABDB — Light Muted Purple

#BBABDB is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #BBABDB 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.

#BBABDB 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 #CADAA9; it also sits naturally between #A9B1DA and #D2A9DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBABDB

.text { color: #BBABDB; }
.background { background-color: #BBABDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBABDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBABDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBABDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CADAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBABDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBABDB

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 #BBABDB 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 #BBABDB 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

← #BBABDA  ·  #BBABDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBABDB?

#BBABDB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 171, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBABDB?

#BBABDB is RGB 187, 171, 219 — HSL 260°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 15%, 22%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBABDB?

Its complement is #CADAA9; analogous partners are #A9B1DA and #D2A9DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBABDB for text?

Black text on #BBABDB has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.