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#B8B8F8 Purple Illusion

#B8B8F8 is a light, moderately saturated purple named Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.2% green and 97.3% blue (rgb(184, 184, 248)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 82% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. #B8B8F8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.25:1.

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Variations of #B8B8F8

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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#B8B8F8 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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#B8B8F8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8B8F8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5BCF6
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7C0FB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABBDFA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5BCF6
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABBBF7
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9C3CE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3BDE6
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCCE

#B8B8F8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#B8B8F8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.25:1 Very good#B8B8F8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8B8F8 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B8B8F8; }
.background { background-color: #B8B8F8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8B8F8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 184 248);
color: hsl(240 82% 85%);
color: oklch(0.805 0.090 284.2);

#B8B8F8 FAQ

What color is #B8B8F8?

#B8B8F8 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 #B8B8F8?

#B8B8F8 is rgb(184, 184, 248) in RGB, hsl(240, 82%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8B8F8?

The complementary color of #B8B8F8 is #F8F8B8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8B8F8?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8B8F8: 11.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8B8F8 a warm or cool color?

#B8B8F8 is a cool color.