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#BBBBFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBBFF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBBBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.67:1.

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Variations of #BBBBFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A6BFFD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8C3FF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADC1FF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A6BFFD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADBEFE
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABC7D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6C0EC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C0D3

#BBBBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#BBBBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.67:1 Very good#BBBBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 255);
color: hsl(240 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.095 284.1);

#BBBBFF FAQ

What color is #BBBBFF?

#BBBBFF 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 #BBBBFF?

#BBBBFF is rgb(187, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBFF?

The complementary color of #BBBBFF is #FFFFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBFF: 11.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBFF a warm or cool color?

#BBBBFF is a cool color.