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#B3BBFF closest to Purple Illusion

#B3BBFF 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, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(179, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 234° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B3BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.47:1.

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Variations of #B3BBFF

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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#B3BBFF 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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#B3BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3BBFF 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 #A7C2FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAC0FF
  • 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 #9FC8D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADC0EC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBED2

#B3BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#B3BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.47:1 Very good#B3BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3BBFF in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B3BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #B3BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 187 255);
color: hsl(234 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.096 278.8);

#B3BBFF FAQ

What color is #B3BBFF?

#B3BBFF 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 #B3BBFF?

#B3BBFF is rgb(179, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(234, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBFF?

The complementary color of #B3BBFF is #FFF7B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3BBFF: 11.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3BBFF a warm or cool color?

#B3BBFF is a cool color.