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#BBBEEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBEEE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 190, 238)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBBEEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.71:1.

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Variations of #BBBEEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFC0ED
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C3F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C2EF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFC0ED
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3C0ED
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0C6CE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C1E0
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C1CE

#BBBEEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#BBBEEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.71:1 Very good#BBBEEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBEEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 238);
color: hsl(236 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.067 282.0);

#BBBEEE FAQ

What color is #BBBEEE?

#BBBEEE 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 #BBBEEE?

#BBBEEE is rgb(187, 190, 238) in RGB, hsl(236, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEEE?

The complementary color of #BBBEEE is #EEEBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBEEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBEEE: 11.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBEEE a warm or cool color?

#BBBEEE is a cool color.