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#B2BCFF closest to Purple Illusion

#B2BCFF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(178, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B2BCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.53:1.

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Variations of #B2BCFF

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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#B2BCFF 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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#B2BCFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BCFF 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 #A3BDFD
  • 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 #AAC1FF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3BDFD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8BDFE
  • 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 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBFD2

#B2BCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#B2BCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.53:1 Very good#B2BCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BCFF in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B2BCFF; }
.background { background-color: #B2BCFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BCFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 188 255);
color: hsl(232 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.095 277.5);

#B2BCFF FAQ

What color is #B2BCFF?

#B2BCFF 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 #B2BCFF?

#B2BCFF is rgb(178, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(232, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BCFF?

The complementary color of #B2BCFF is #FFF5B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BCFF: 11.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BCFF a warm or cool color?

#B2BCFF is a cool color.