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#B294FF closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#B294FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(178, 148, 255)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 100% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B294FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.57:1.

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Variations of #B294FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B294FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B294FFE1FF94
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B294FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B294FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #79A4FC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #74A6FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #88A2FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #79A4FC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E9FFD
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1A7BD
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AD9CE4
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A1C1

#B294FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#B294FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.57:1 Very good#B294FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B294FF in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #B294FF; }
.background { background-color: #B294FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B294FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 148 255);
color: hsl(257 100% 79%);
color: oklch(0.737 0.153 295.3);

#B294FF FAQ

What color is #B294FF?

#B294FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B294FF?

#B294FF is rgb(178, 148, 255) in RGB, hsl(257, 100%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 42%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B294FF?

The complementary color of #B294FF is #E1FF94, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B294FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B294FF: 8.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B294FF a warm or cool color?

#B294FF is a cool color.