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#BB98E2 closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#BB98E2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.6% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(187, 152, 226)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 56% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #BB98E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.70:1.

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Variations of #BB98E2

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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#BB98E2 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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#BB98E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB98E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #90A7E0
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A6E5
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98A2E4
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #90A7E0
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9FA2E1
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5A3B3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA9DCE
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA3B8

#BB98E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.41:1 Very poor#BB98E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.70:1 Very good#BB98E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB98E2 in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #BB98E2; }
.background { background-color: #BB98E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB98E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 152 226);
color: hsl(268 56% 74%);
color: oklch(0.738 0.111 305.5);

#BB98E2 FAQ

What color is #BB98E2?

#BB98E2 is a light, moderately saturated 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 #BB98E2?

#BB98E2 is rgb(187, 152, 226) in RGB, hsl(268, 56%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 33%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB98E2?

The complementary color of #BB98E2 is #BFE298, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB98E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB98E2: 8.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB98E2 a warm or cool color?

#BB98E2 is a cool color.