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#BFBBF9 closest to Purple Illusion

#BFBBF9 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, 73.3% green and 97.6% blue (rgb(191, 187, 249)). Its HSL value is 244° hue, 84% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BFBBF9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.69:1.

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Variations of #BFBBF9

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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#BFBBF9 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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#BFBBF9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBBF9 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 #AAC0F7
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABC3FC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0C1FB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAC0F7
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BEF8
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2C6D0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFE8
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C0D1

#BFBBF9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#BFBBF9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.69:1 Very good#BFBBF9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBF9 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BFBBF9; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBF9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBF9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 249);
color: hsl(244 84% 85%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.087 287.3);

#BFBBF9 FAQ

What color is #BFBBF9?

#BFBBF9 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 #BFBBF9?

#BFBBF9 is rgb(191, 187, 249) in RGB, hsl(244, 84%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBF9?

The complementary color of #BFBBF9 is #F5F9BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBF9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBF9: 11.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBF9 a warm or cool color?

#BFBBF9 is a cool color.