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#BBBBF5 closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBBF5 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, 73.3% green and 96.1% blue (rgb(187, 187, 245)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 74% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. #BBBBF5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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Variations of #BBBBF5

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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#BBBBF5 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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#BBBBF5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBBF5 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 #AABEF3
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACC2F8
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0C0F6
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AABEF3
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0BEF4
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEC5CF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BFE5
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFCF

#BBBBF5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BBBBF5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.54:1 Very good#BBBBF5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBF5 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BBBBF5; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBF5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBBF5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 245);
color: hsl(240 74% 85%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.081 284.4);

#BBBBF5 FAQ

What color is #BBBBF5?

#BBBBF5 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 #BBBBF5?

#BBBBF5 is rgb(187, 187, 245) in RGB, hsl(240, 74%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBF5?

The complementary color of #BBBBF5 is #F5F5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBF5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBF5: 11.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBF5 a warm or cool color?

#BBBBF5 is a cool color.