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#BCBBEF closest to Purple Illusion

#BCBBEF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(188, 187, 239)). Its HSL value is 241° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BCBBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.49:1.

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Variations of #BCBBEF

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

How #BCBBEF 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 #ADBEEE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC1F1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BFF0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBEEE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2BDEE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C4CD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8BFE0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBECD

#BCBBEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BCBBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.49:1 Very good#BCBBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 239);
color: hsl(241 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.073 285.5);

#BCBBEF FAQ

What color is #BCBBEF?

#BCBBEF 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 #BCBBEF?

#BCBBEF is rgb(188, 187, 239) in RGB, hsl(241, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBEF?

The complementary color of #BCBBEF is #EEEFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBEF: 11.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBEF a warm or cool color?

#BCBBEF is a cool color.