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#BDB2EF closest to Purple Illusion

#BDB2EF 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, 69.8% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(189, 178, 239)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 66% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BDB2EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.78:1.

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Variations of #BDB2EF

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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#BDB2EF 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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#BDB2EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDB2EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4B9ED
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4BAF2
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABB8F0
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4B9ED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACB7EE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3BCC7
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAB6DE
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB8C9

#BDB2EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BDB2EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.78:1 Very good#BDB2EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDB2EF in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BDB2EF; }
.background { background-color: #BDB2EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDB2EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 178 239);
color: hsl(251 66% 82%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.086 292.6);

#BDB2EF FAQ

What color is #BDB2EF?

#BDB2EF 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 #BDB2EF?

#BDB2EF is rgb(189, 178, 239) in RGB, hsl(251, 66%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDB2EF?

The complementary color of #BDB2EF is #E4EFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDB2EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDB2EF: 10.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDB2EF a warm or cool color?

#BDB2EF is a cool color.