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#BBADEB closest to Purple Illusion

#BBADEB 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, 67.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 173, 235)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 61% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBADEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.29:1.

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Variations of #BBADEB

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

How #BBADEB 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 #A0B5E9
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB6EE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B4EC
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0B5E9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B2EA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2B7C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8B1DA
  • 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 #B7B3C5

#BBADEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#BBADEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.29:1 Very good#BBADEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBADEB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 173 235);
color: hsl(254 61% 80%);
color: oklch(0.781 0.088 294.6);

#BBADEB FAQ

What color is #BBADEB?

#BBADEB 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 #BBADEB?

#BBADEB is rgb(187, 173, 235) in RGB, hsl(254, 61%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBADEB?

The complementary color of #BBADEB is #DDEBAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBADEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBADEB: 10.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBADEB a warm or cool color?

#BBADEB is a cool color.