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#B2BCFE closest to Purple Illusion

#B2BCFE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.7% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(178, 188, 254)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 97% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B2BCFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.52:1.

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Variations of #B2BCFE

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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#B2BCFE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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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#B2BCFE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BCFE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4BDFC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8C3FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABC1FF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4BDFC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9BDFD
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9EC8D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACC1EC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBFD2

#B2BCFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#B2BCFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.52:1 Very good#B2BCFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BCFE in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B2BCFE; }
.background { background-color: #B2BCFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BCFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 188 254);
color: hsl(232 97% 85%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.094 277.4);

#B2BCFE FAQ

What color is #B2BCFE?

#B2BCFE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Purple Illusion. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B2BCFE?

#B2BCFE is rgb(178, 188, 254) in RGB, hsl(232, 97%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BCFE?

The complementary color of #B2BCFE is #FEF4B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BCFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BCFE: 11.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BCFE a warm or cool color?

#B2BCFE is a cool color.