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#BDAEFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BDAEFF 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, 68.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(189, 174, 255)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BDAEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.66:1.

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Variations of #BDAEFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AB7FD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99BAFF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3B7FF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AB7FD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A6B5FE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFBCCB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9B4E9
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB6CD

#BDAEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#BDAEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.66:1 Very good#BDAEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDAEFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 174 255);
color: hsl(251 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.114 292.1);

#BDAEFF FAQ

What color is #BDAEFF?

#BDAEFF 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 #BDAEFF?

#BDAEFF is rgb(189, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(251, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDAEFF?

The complementary color of #BDAEFF is #F0FFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDAEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDAEFF: 10.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDAEFF a warm or cool color?

#BDAEFF is a cool color.