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#BBBCEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBCEE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 188, 238)). Its HSL value is 239° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBBCEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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Variations of #BBBCEE

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

How #BBBCEE 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 #AFC2F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C0EF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBEED
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2BEED
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0C5CD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C0E0
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFCD

#BBBCEE contrast checker

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

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#BBBCEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 238);
color: hsl(239 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.070 283.8);

#BBBCEE FAQ

What color is #BBBCEE?

#BBBCEE 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 #BBBCEE?

#BBBCEE is rgb(187, 188, 238) in RGB, hsl(239, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCEE?

The complementary color of #BBBCEE is #EEEDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBCEE?

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

Is #BBBCEE a warm or cool color?

#BBBCEE is a cool color.