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#B8AEF2 closest to Purple Illusion

#B8AEF2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 94.9% blue (rgb(184, 174, 242)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 72% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #B8AEF2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.37:1.

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Variations of #B8AEF2

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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#B8AEF2 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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#B8AEF2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8AEF2 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 #9DB5F0
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DB7F5
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4B5F4
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DB5F0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A6B3F1
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACB9C6
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4B3DF
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B4C7

#B8AEF2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#B8AEF2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.37:1 Very good#B8AEF2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8AEF2 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B8AEF2; }
.background { background-color: #B8AEF2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8AEF2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 174 242);
color: hsl(249 72% 82%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.096 290.7);

#B8AEF2 FAQ

What color is #B8AEF2?

#B8AEF2 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 #B8AEF2?

#B8AEF2 is rgb(184, 174, 242) in RGB, hsl(249, 72%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8AEF2?

The complementary color of #B8AEF2 is #E8F2AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8AEF2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8AEF2: 10.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8AEF2 a warm or cool color?

#B8AEF2 is a cool color.