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#B5BCFE closest to Purple Illusion

#B5BCFE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 73.7% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(181, 188, 254)). Its HSL value is 234° hue, 97% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B5BCFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.59:1.

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Variations of #B5BCFE

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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#B5BCFE 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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#B5BCFE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5BCFE 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 #A5BEFC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9C3FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACC1FF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5BEFC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABBEFD
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3C8D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFC1EC
  • 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 #BEBFD2

#B5BCFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#B5BCFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.59:1 Very good#B5BCFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5BCFE in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B5BCFE; }
.background { background-color: #B5BCFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5BCFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 188 254);
color: hsl(234 97% 85%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.093 279.4);

#B5BCFE FAQ

What color is #B5BCFE?

#B5BCFE 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 #B5BCFE?

#B5BCFE is rgb(181, 188, 254) in RGB, hsl(234, 97%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCFE?

The complementary color of #B5BCFE is #FEF7B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5BCFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5BCFE: 11.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5BCFE a warm or cool color?

#B5BCFE is a cool color.