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#BBADFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BBADFF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 173, 255)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBADFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.53:1.

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Variations of #BBADFF

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

How #BBADFF 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 #98B6FD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97B9FF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B6FF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98B6FD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4B3FE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACBBCB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7B3E9
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B5CD

#BBADFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#BBADFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.53:1 Very good#BBADFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBADFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 173 255);
color: hsl(250 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.790 0.116 291.3);

#BBADFF FAQ

What color is #BBADFF?

#BBADFF 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 #BBADFF?

#BBADFF is rgb(187, 173, 255) in RGB, hsl(250, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBADFF?

The complementary color of #BBADFF is #F1FFAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBADFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBADFF: 10.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBADFF a warm or cool color?

#BBADFF is a cool color.