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#BDACEF closest to Purple Illusion

#BDACEF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(189, 172, 239)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 68% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BDACEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.31:1.

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Variations of #BDACEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FB5ED
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DB6F2
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B4F1
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FB5ED
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B2EE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3B7C4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAB0DD
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B3C6

#BDACEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#BDACEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.31:1 Very good#BDACEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDACEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 172 239);
color: hsl(255 68% 81%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.096 295.8);

#BDACEF FAQ

What color is #BDACEF?

#BDACEF 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 #BDACEF?

#BDACEF is rgb(189, 172, 239) in RGB, hsl(255, 68%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDACEF?

The complementary color of #BDACEF is #DEEFAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDACEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDACEF: 10.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDACEF a warm or cool color?

#BDACEF is a cool color.