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#BBBAEF closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBAEF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 186, 239)). Its HSL value is 241° hue, 62% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BBBAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.38:1.

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Variations of #BBBAEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABBDEE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADC0F1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0BEF0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABBDEE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0BCEE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0C3CC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BEE0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBECC

#BBBAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BBBAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.38:1 Very good#BBBAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBAEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 186 239);
color: hsl(241 62% 83%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.074 285.5);

#BBBAEF FAQ

What color is #BBBAEF?

#BBBAEF 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 #BBBAEF?

#BBBAEF is rgb(187, 186, 239) in RGB, hsl(241, 62%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBAEF?

The complementary color of #BBBAEF is #EEEFBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBAEF: 11.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBAEF a warm or cool color?

#BBBAEF is a cool color.