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#BFADEB closest to Purple Illusion

#BFADEB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(191, 173, 235)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 61% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BFADEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.39:1.

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Variations of #BFADEB

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

How #BFADEB 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 #A2B6E9
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB7EE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B4EC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2B6E9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACB3EA
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7B7C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB1DA
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B4C5

#BFADEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#BFADEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.39:1 Very good#BFADEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFADEB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 173 235);
color: hsl(257 61% 80%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.089 297.6);

#BFADEB FAQ

What color is #BFADEB?

#BFADEB 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 #BFADEB?

#BFADEB is rgb(191, 173, 235) in RGB, hsl(257, 61%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFADEB?

The complementary color of #BFADEB is #D9EBAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFADEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFADEB: 10.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFADEB a warm or cool color?

#BFADEB is a cool color.