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#BBA3BE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BBA3BE

With the hex code #BBA3BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A6BEA3, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green163
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BBA3BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BBA3BE.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BBA3BE.
9.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBA3BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBA3BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A9BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6ACBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCA5AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBA3BE?

With the hex code #BBA3BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBA3BE?

Use black text. Black on #BBA3BE has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBA3BE?

Its complementary colour is #A6BEA3, and analogous partners are #ADA3BE and #BEA3B4.