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#BABEFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BABEFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(186, 190, 255)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BABEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.90:1.

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Variations of #BABEFF

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

How #BABEFF 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 #A9C1FD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACC5FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC3FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9C1FD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFC0FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9CAD5
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5C3ED
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C2D4

#BABEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#BABEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.90:1 Very good#BABEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BABEFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 190 255);
color: hsl(237 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.091 281.4);

#BABEFF FAQ

What color is #BABEFF?

#BABEFF 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 #BABEFF?

#BABEFF is rgb(186, 190, 255) in RGB, hsl(237, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BABEFF?

The complementary color of #BABEFF is #FFFBBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BABEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BABEFF: 11.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BABEFF a warm or cool color?

#BABEFF is a cool color.