Palettes / Colors / #BBABEA
#BBABEA — Light Purple
#BBABEA is a purple color we call Light 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 #BBABEA 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.
#BBABEA 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 #DAEAA9; it also sits naturally between #A9B9EA and #DAA9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBABEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 171, 234 |
| HSL | 255°, 60%, 79% |
| HSV | 255°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 27%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 49.91, 45.63, 84.02 |
| Yxy | 45.63, 0.2779, 0.2541 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.31, 18.44, -29.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.55, 17.55, -31.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 92%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBABEA
.text { color: #BBABEA; }
.background { background-color: #BBABEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBABEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBABEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBABEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBABEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBABEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAEAA9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBABEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBABEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBABEA: ·
How #BBABEA 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 #BBABEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBABEA?
#BBABEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 171, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBABEA?
#BBABEA is RGB 187, 171, 234 — HSL 255°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 20%, 27%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BBABEA?
Its complement is #DAEAA9; analogous partners are #A9B9EA and #DAA9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBABEA for text?
Black text on #BBABEA has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.