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#BBB7EA closest to Purple Illusion

#BBB7EA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(187, 183, 234)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 55% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBB7EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.07:1.

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Variations of #BBB7EA

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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#BBB7EA 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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#BBB7EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB7EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AABBE9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABBDEC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFBCEB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AABBE9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0BAE9
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1BFC8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8BADB
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBC9

#BBB7EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BBB7EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.07:1 Very good#BBB7EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB7EA in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BBB7EA; }
.background { background-color: #BBB7EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB7EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 183 234);
color: hsl(245 55% 82%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.072 288.3);

#BBB7EA FAQ

What color is #BBB7EA?

#BBB7EA is a light, muted 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 #BBB7EA?

#BBB7EA is rgb(187, 183, 234) in RGB, hsl(245, 55%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB7EA?

The complementary color of #BBB7EA is #E6EAB7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB7EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB7EA: 11.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB7EA a warm or cool color?

#BBB7EA is a cool color.