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#BBBBEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBBEE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 187, 238)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBBBEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.46:1.

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Variations of #BBBBEE

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

How #BBBBEE 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 #ADBEED
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC1F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BFEF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBEED
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BDED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0C4CC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BFDF
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBECC

#BBBBEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BBBBEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.46:1 Very good#BBBBEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 238);
color: hsl(240 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.072 284.7);

#BBBBEE FAQ

What color is #BBBBEE?

#BBBBEE 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 #BBBBEE?

#BBBBEE is rgb(187, 187, 238) in RGB, hsl(240, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBEE?

The complementary color of #BBBBEE is #EEEEBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBEE: 11.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBEE a warm or cool color?

#BBBBEE is a cool color.