#BBB9CD Hex Color

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Color Name

Lavender Gray*

Hex Color Code

#BBB9CD

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 185, 205)

CMYK Values*

8.8%, 9.8%, 0.0%, 19.6%

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#BBB9CD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BBB9CD?

The RGB color code for color number #BBB9CD is RGB(187, 185, 205). In the RGB color model, #BBB9CD has a red value of 187, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 205. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 8.8% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 19.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 246° (degrees), 16.7 % saturation, and 76.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBB9CD has a hue of 246° (degrees), 9.8 % saturation and 80.4 % brightness/value.

Color BBB9CD is cool or warm?

Color BBB9CD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #BBB9CD? (For interior and product design)

BBB9CD has an LRV of nearly 49.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BBB9CD

LRV 49.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 49.7 of #BBB9CD with dark and light color

Is #BBB9CD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BBB9CD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BBB9CD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBB9CD

Hex triplet: #BBB9CD
Red: BB
Green: B9
Blue: CD

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 185, 205)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 185 (72.5%)
Blue: 205 (80.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 8.78%
Magenta: 9.76%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 19.61%

HSL hsl(246deg, 16.7 %, 76.5 %)

Hue: 246°
Saturation: 16.67 %
Lightness: 76.47 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 246°
Saturation: 9.76 %
Brightness / Value: 80.39 %

RYB ryb(26, 42, 51)

Red: 26 (10.4%)
Yellow: 42 (16.5%)
Blue: 51 (20.0%)

HWB

Hue: 246°
Whiteness: 72.55 %
Blackness: 19.61 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 27.45%
Yellow: 19.61%

XYZ

X: 48.86
Y: 49.67
Z: 64.77

YXY

Y1: 49.67
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.3

CIE-Lab

L: 75.87
A: 4.56
B: -9.81

CIE-Lch

L: 75.87
C: 10.82
H: 294.95

CIE-Luv

L: 75.87
U: -0.06
V: -15.76

Hunter-Lab

L: 70.48
A: 0.42
B: -5.15

Other

LRV: ~ 49.7 %
Munsell Color System: 6.7PB 7.4/1.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BBB9CD

These are the named colors closest to hex BBB9CD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C4C3D0 Color Lavender Gray

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#BDB0D0 Color Pastel Lilac

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

#D6CADD Color Languid Lavender

93.70% match | ΔE 6.30

#D8BFD8 Color Thistle

90.97% match | ΔE 9.03

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBB9CD.

#BDB8C7 Color PANTONE 14-3904 TCX - Evening Haze

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#C5C0D0 Color PANTONE 14-3905 TCX - Lavender Blue

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#B3B0C9 Color PANTONE 14-3915 TCX - Lilac Clematis

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#BFB4CB Color PANTONE 14-3710 TCX - Orchid Petal

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBB9CD.

#B3B0C4 Color PANTONE 5295 C

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#C6BCD0 Color PANTONE 665 C

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#C6C4D2 Color PANTONE 5305 C

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#BDC5DB Color PANTONE 7450 C

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBB9CD.

#C6C3D6 Color RAL 300 80 10 - Pale Violet

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#C3C4D6 Color RAL 290 80 10 - Tulip Soft Blue

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#C3C4DD Color RAL 290 80 15 - Pale Lilac

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#CBC2D3 Color RAL 310 80 10 - Powder Viola

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBB9CD.

#B0B3D4 Color BS 22-D-41 - Violet

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

#C4C3C9 Color BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu

93.43% match | ΔE 6.57

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

92.45% match | ΔE 7.55

Paint color for Hex #BBB9CD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BBB9CD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BBB9CD once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to Dunn-Edwards

#B8B8CB Color Winter Dusk (DE 5933)

98.88% match | ΔE 1.12

#B5B6CE Color Madder Blue (DE 5926)

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#BFB9D5 Color Playful Purple (DE 5947)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#B7BDD6 Color Hazy Sky (DE 5912)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

PPG Paints

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to PPG Paints

#B8B9CB Color Cosmic (PPG1171-4)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#BEB8CD Color Wild Lilac (PPG1175-4)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#BEBBC9 Color Silverberry (PPG1173-4)

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#C6BEDD Color Purple Dragon (PPG1247-4)

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

Behr

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to Behr

#B8B3C8 Color Bohemianism (S570-3)

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#C1C2D7 Color Foxglove (M550-3)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#C0C2D2 Color Lavender Honor (S560-2)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#C4C2CD Color Satire (MQ5-40)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

Valspar

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to Valspar

#BDBFD1 Color A Stitch in Time (8003-48B)

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#C6C9DB Color Lavender Escape (4002-7B)

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#C5B9D5 Color Frosted Orchid (M241)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#B9AECC Color Orchid House (1001-6A)

94.35% match | ΔE 5.65

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to Benjamin Moore

#C7C3D9 Color French Lilac (1403)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#C3C2D0 Color North Cascades (1411)

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#AFAFCB Color Enchanted (2070-50)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#C1B9C4 Color African Violet (2116-50)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to Sherwin Williams

#C5C0C9 Color Grape Mist (SW 6548)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#D1CBDF Color Potentially Purple (SW 6821)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#BDB4D4 Color Wisteria (SW 6822)

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#D2C8DD Color Rhapsody Lilac (SW 6828)

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BBB9CD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BBB9CD to Farrow & Ball

#D0BFCD Color Sugared Almond (9913)

93.31% match | ΔE 6.69

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

89.41% match | ΔE 10.59

#CFC4C0 Color Peignoir (286)

88.74% match | ΔE 11.26

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBB9CD color palettes and scheme combination

67638A

817DA2

9E9BB8

BBB9CD

D8D7E2

F5F4F8

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B9CBCD

B9C1CD

BBB9CD

C5B9CD

CDB9CB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BBB9CD

CDBBB9

B9CDBB

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BBB9CD

CDB9C1

CBCDB9

B9CDC5

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BBB9CD

C1C0D2

C8C7D7

CFCEDC

D6D5E1

DDDCE6

E3E3EB

EAEAF0

F1F1F5

F8F8FA

FFFFFF

Lavender Gray* - #BBB9CD Tints

BBB9CD

A8A6B8

9594A4

82818F

706F7B

5D5C66

4A4951

38373D

252529

121214

000000

Lavender Gray* - #BBB9CD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBB9CD

Lavender Gray*

#CBCDB9

Dark Beige*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BBB9CD?

Color that best contrast with #BBB9CD is #CBCDB9, color name is Dark Beige*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.