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#BBB5FF closest to Purple Illusion

#BBB5FF 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, 71.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 181, 255)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBB5FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.17:1.

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Variations of #BBB5FF

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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#BBB5FF 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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#BBB5FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB5FF 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 #A0BBFD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BFFF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8BCFF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0BBFD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B9FE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABC2CF
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6BAEB
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBD0

#BBB5FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BBB5FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.17:1 Very good#BBB5FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB5FF in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BBB5FF; }
.background { background-color: #BBB5FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB5FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 181 255);
color: hsl(245 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.805 0.104 287.5);

#BBB5FF FAQ

What color is #BBB5FF?

#BBB5FF 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 #BBB5FF?

#BBB5FF is rgb(187, 181, 255) in RGB, hsl(245, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5FF?

The complementary color of #BBB5FF is #F9FFB5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB5FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB5FF: 11.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB5FF a warm or cool color?

#BBB5FF is a cool color.