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#BBBBFB closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBBFB 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 98.4% blue (rgb(187, 187, 251)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 89% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BBBBFB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.61:1.

#BBBBFB color conversion

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Variations of #BBBBFB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #BBBBFB 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 #A8BFF9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAC3FE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC0FD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8BFF9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEBEFA
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACC6D1
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6C0E9
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFD1

#BBBBFB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#BBBBFB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.61:1 Very good#BBBBFB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBFB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 251);
color: hsl(240 89% 86%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.090 284.2);

#BBBBFB FAQ

What color is #BBBBFB?

#BBBBFB 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 #BBBBFB?

#BBBBFB is rgb(187, 187, 251) in RGB, hsl(240, 89%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBFB?

The complementary color of #BBBBFB is #FBFBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBFB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBFB: 11.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBFB a warm or cool color?

#BBBBFB is a cool color.