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#BFB3EE closest to Purple Illusion

#BFB3EE 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, 70.2% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(191, 179, 238)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 63% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BFB3EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.90:1.

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Variations of #BFB3EE

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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#BFB3EE 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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#BFB3EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB3EE 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 #A7BAEC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5BBF1
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADB9EF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7BAEC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB8ED
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6BCC7
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB7DD
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCB9C9

#BFB3EE contrast checker

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1.93:1 Very poor#BFB3EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.90:1 Very good#BFB3EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB3EE in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BFB3EE; }
.background { background-color: #BFB3EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB3EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 179 238);
color: hsl(252 63% 82%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.083 293.7);

#BFB3EE FAQ

What color is #BFB3EE?

#BFB3EE 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 #BFB3EE?

#BFB3EE is rgb(191, 179, 238) in RGB, hsl(252, 63%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB3EE?

The complementary color of #BFB3EE is #E2EEB3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB3EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB3EE: 10.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB3EE a warm or cool color?

#BFB3EE is a cool color.