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#BDBBEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BDBBEE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(189, 187, 238)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BDBBEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.51:1.

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Variations of #BDBBEE

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

How #BDBBEE 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 #ADBEED
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC1F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BFEF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBEED
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2BEED
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2C3CC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABFDF
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFCD

#BDBBEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BDBBEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.51:1 Very good#BDBBEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBBEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 187 238);
color: hsl(242 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.071 286.5);

#BDBBEE FAQ

What color is #BDBBEE?

#BDBBEE 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 #BDBBEE?

#BDBBEE is rgb(189, 187, 238) in RGB, hsl(242, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBEE?

The complementary color of #BDBBEE is #ECEEBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBBEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBBEE: 11.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBBEE a warm or cool color?

#BDBBEE is a cool color.