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#BB88EE closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#BB88EE is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.3% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 136, 238)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 75% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB88EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.87:1.

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Variations of #BB88EE

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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#BB88EE 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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#BB88EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB88EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7B9FEB
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F9DF2
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8998F0
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B9FEB
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9298EC
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B399B0
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B98FD4
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A699B7

#BB88EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#BB88EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.87:1 Very good#BB88EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB88EE in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #BB88EE; }
.background { background-color: #BB88EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB88EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 136 238);
color: hsl(270 75% 73%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.152 306.0);

#BB88EE FAQ

What color is #BB88EE?

#BB88EE is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB88EE?

#BB88EE is rgb(187, 136, 238) in RGB, hsl(270, 75%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB88EE?

The complementary color of #BB88EE is #BBEE88, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB88EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB88EE: 7.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB88EE a warm or cool color?

#BB88EE is a cool color.