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#BFB6EA closest to Purple Illusion

#BFB6EA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(191, 182, 234)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 55% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BFB6EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.09:1.

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Variations of #BFB6EA

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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#BFB6EA 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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#BFB6EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB6EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABBBE9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AABDEC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0BBEB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABBBE9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BAE9
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7BEC8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB9DB
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBBC9

#BFB6EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#BFB6EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.09:1 Very good#BFB6EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB6EA in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BFB6EA; }
.background { background-color: #BFB6EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB6EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 182 234);
color: hsl(250 55% 82%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.073 292.6);

#BFB6EA FAQ

What color is #BFB6EA?

#BFB6EA 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 #BFB6EA?

#BFB6EA is rgb(191, 182, 234) in RGB, hsl(250, 55%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB6EA?

The complementary color of #BFB6EA is #E1EAB6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB6EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB6EA: 11.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB6EA a warm or cool color?

#BFB6EA is a cool color.