Palettes / Colors / #BBABE4

#BBABE4 — Light Muted Purple

#BBABE4 is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BBABE4 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.

#BBABE4 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D3E4AA; it also sits naturally between #AAB7E4 and #D7AAE4. 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 89%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBABE4

.text { color: #BBABE4; }
.background { background-color: #BBABE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBABE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 51%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBABE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBABE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBABE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBABE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E4AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBABE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBABE4

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 #BBABE4 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 #BBABE4 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

← #BBABE3  ·  #BBABE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBABE4?

#BBABE4 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 171, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBABE4?

#BBABE4 is RGB 187, 171, 228 — HSL 257°, 51%, 78% — CMYK 18%, 25%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBABE4?

Its complement is #D3E4AA; analogous partners are #AAB7E4 and #D7AAE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBABE4 for text?

Black text on #BBABE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.