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#BB9DEE closest to Dream Vapour

#BB9DEE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.6% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 157, 238)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 70% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB9DEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.17:1.

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Variations of #BB9DEE

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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#BB9DEE 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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#BB9DEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9DEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #90ABEC
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AABF1
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99A8F0
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #90ABEC
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EA7ED
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2AABB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9A2D8
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFA8BF

#BB9DEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#BB9DEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.17:1 Very good#BB9DEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9DEE in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #BB9DEE; }
.background { background-color: #BB9DEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9DEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 157 238);
color: hsl(262 70% 77%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.118 300.6);

#BB9DEE FAQ

What color is #BB9DEE?

#BB9DEE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9DEE?

#BB9DEE is rgb(187, 157, 238) in RGB, hsl(262, 70%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9DEE?

The complementary color of #BB9DEE is #D0EE9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9DEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9DEE: 9.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9DEE a warm or cool color?

#BB9DEE is a cool color.