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#BFB4E9 closest to Purple Illusion

#BFB4E9 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, 70.6% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(191, 180, 233)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 55% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #BFB4E9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.92:1.

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Variations of #BFB4E9

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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#BFB4E9 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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#BFB4E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB4E9 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 #A9BAE7
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8BBEB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB9EA
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9BAE7
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0B8E8
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7BCC6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB7DA
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCB9C8

#BFB4E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BFB4E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.92:1 Very good#BFB4E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB4E9 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BFB4E9; }
.background { background-color: #BFB4E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB4E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 180 233);
color: hsl(252 55% 81%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.075 294.1);

#BFB4E9 FAQ

What color is #BFB4E9?

#BFB4E9 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 #BFB4E9?

#BFB4E9 is rgb(191, 180, 233) in RGB, hsl(252, 55%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB4E9?

The complementary color of #BFB4E9 is #DEE9B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB4E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB4E9: 10.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB4E9 a warm or cool color?

#BFB4E9 is a cool color.