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#BBBEFA closest to Purple Illusion

#BBBEFA 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, 74.5% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(187, 190, 250)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BBBEFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.86:1.

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Variations of #BBBEFA

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

How #BBBEFA 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 #ABC1F8
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC5FD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C3FC
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABC1F8
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0C0F9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACC9D3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6C2E9
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C1D2

#BBBEFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#BBBEFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.86:1 Very good#BBBEFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBEFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 250);
color: hsl(237 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.084 282.1);

#BBBEFA FAQ

What color is #BBBEFA?

#BBBEFA 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 #BBBEFA?

#BBBEFA is rgb(187, 190, 250) in RGB, hsl(237, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEFA?

The complementary color of #BBBEFA is #FAF7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBEFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBEFA: 11.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBEFA a warm or cool color?

#BBBEFA is a cool color.