BBBEF2

#BBBEF2 closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBEF2 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 94.9% blue (rgb(187, 190, 242)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 68% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #BBBEF2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.76:1.

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Variations of #BBBEF2

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.

#BBBEF2 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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#BBBEF2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBEF2 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 #AEC0F1
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0C4F4
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3C2F3
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEC0F1
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2C0F1
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEC7D0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C2E3
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C1CF

#BBBEF2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#BBBEF2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.76:1 Very good#BBBEF2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBEF2 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BBBEF2; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEF2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBEF2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 242);
color: hsl(237 68% 84%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.073 282.1);

#BBBEF2 FAQ

What color is #BBBEF2?

#BBBEF2 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 #BBBEF2?

#BBBEF2 is rgb(187, 190, 242) in RGB, hsl(237, 68%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEF2?

The complementary color of #BBBEF2 is #F2EFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBEF2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBEF2: 11.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBEF2 a warm or cool color?

#BBBEF2 is a cool color.