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#B3AFFE closest to Purple Illusion

#B3AFFE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(179, 175, 254)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 98% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B3AFFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.48:1.

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Variations of #B3AFFE

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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#B3AFFE 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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#B3AFFE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3AFFE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #97B5FC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99B9FF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B6FF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97B5FC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0B3FD
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1BDCB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADB5E9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6B5CC

#B3AFFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#B3AFFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.48:1 Very good#B3AFFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3AFFE in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B3AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #B3AFFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3AFFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 175 254);
color: hsl(243 98% 84%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.111 285.9);

#B3AFFE FAQ

What color is #B3AFFE?

#B3AFFE 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 #B3AFFE?

#B3AFFE is rgb(179, 175, 254) in RGB, hsl(243, 98%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3AFFE?

The complementary color of #B3AFFE is #FAFEAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3AFFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3AFFE: 10.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3AFFE a warm or cool color?

#B3AFFE is a cool color.