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#BBB3FF closest to Purple Illusion

#BBB3FF 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, 70.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 179, 255)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBB3FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.00:1.

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Variations of #BBB3FF

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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#BBB3FF 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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#BBB3FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB3FF 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 #9EBAFD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FBDFF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6BAFF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EBAFD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B8FE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACC0CE
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6B9EA
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBB9CF

#BBB3FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BBB3FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.00:1 Very good#BBB3FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB3FF in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BBB3FF; }
.background { background-color: #BBB3FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB3FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 179 255);
color: hsl(246 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.107 288.6);

#BBB3FF FAQ

What color is #BBB3FF?

#BBB3FF 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 #BBB3FF?

#BBB3FF is rgb(187, 179, 255) in RGB, hsl(246, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB3FF?

The complementary color of #BBB3FF is #F7FFB3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB3FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB3FF: 11.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB3FF a warm or cool color?

#BBB3FF is a cool color.