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#BBABFA closest to Purple Illusion

#BBABFA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(187, 171, 250)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 89% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BBABFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.32:1.

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Variations of #BBABFA

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98B4F8
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97B7FD
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B4FC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98B4F8
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4B2F9
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEB8C8
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7B1E5
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B3CA

#BBABFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#BBABFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.32:1 Very good#BBABFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBABFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 171 250);
color: hsl(252 89% 83%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.112 292.9);

#BBABFA FAQ

What color is #BBABFA?

#BBABFA 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 #BBABFA?

#BBABFA is rgb(187, 171, 250) in RGB, hsl(252, 89%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBABFA?

The complementary color of #BBABFA is #EAFAAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBABFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBABFA: 10.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBABFA a warm or cool color?

#BBABFA is a cool color.