BBACEA

#BBACEA closest to Enchanted Lavender

#BBACEA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(187, 172, 234)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 60% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBACEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.20:1.

#BBACEA color conversion

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Variations of #BBACEA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0B4E8
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EB5ED
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B3EB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0B4E8
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B2E9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2B6C2
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8B0D9
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6B3C4

#BBACEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#BBACEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.20:1 Very good#BBACEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBACEA in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #BBACEA; }
.background { background-color: #BBACEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBACEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 172 234);
color: hsl(255 60% 80%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.088 295.4);

#BBACEA FAQ

What color is #BBACEA?

#BBACEA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBACEA?

#BBACEA is rgb(187, 172, 234) in RGB, hsl(255, 60%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBACEA?

The complementary color of #BBACEA is #DBEAAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBACEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBACEA: 10.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBACEA a warm or cool color?

#BBACEA is a cool color.