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#BBB2EE closest to Purple Illusion

#BBB2EE 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, 69.8% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 178, 238)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 64% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBB2EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.72:1.

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Variations of #BBB2EE

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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#BBB2EE 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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#BBB2EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB2EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4B8EC
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4BAF1
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB8EF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4B8EC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACB6ED
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0BCC7
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8B6DD
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB7C8

#BBB2EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BBB2EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.72:1 Very good#BBB2EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB2EE in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BBB2EE; }
.background { background-color: #BBB2EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB2EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 178 238);
color: hsl(249 64% 82%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.085 291.2);

#BBB2EE FAQ

What color is #BBB2EE?

#BBB2EE 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 #BBB2EE?

#BBB2EE is rgb(187, 178, 238) in RGB, hsl(249, 64%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB2EE?

The complementary color of #BBB2EE is #E5EEB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB2EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB2EE: 10.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB2EE a warm or cool color?

#BBB2EE is a cool color.