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#BBAEFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BBAEFF 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, 68.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 174, 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. #BBAEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.61:1.

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Variations of #BBAEFF

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

How #BBAEFF 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 #99B7FD
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99BAFF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B7FF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99B7FD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5B4FE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACBCCB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7B4E9
  • 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 #B9B6CD

#BBAEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#BBAEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.61:1 Very good#BBAEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBAEFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 174 255);
color: hsl(250 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.114 290.9);

#BBAEFF FAQ

What color is #BBAEFF?

#BBAEFF 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 #BBAEFF?

#BBAEFF is rgb(187, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(250, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBAEFF?

The complementary color of #BBAEFF is #F2FFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBAEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBAEFF: 10.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBAEFF a warm or cool color?

#BBAEFF is a cool color.