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#B375FF closest to Illicit Purple

#B375FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 45.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(179, 117, 255)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B375FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.91:1.

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Variations of #B375FF

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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#B375FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B375FFC1FF75
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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.

B375FFFFB37575FFB3
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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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#B375FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B375FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5593FC
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4093FF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E8CFF
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5593FC
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B8BFD
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A490AF
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B081DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C8DB7

#B375FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#B375FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.91:1 Good#B375FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B375FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #B375FF; }
.background { background-color: #B375FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B375FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 117 255);
color: hsl(267 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.200 302.2);

#B375FF FAQ

What color is #B375FF?

#B375FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B375FF?

#B375FF is rgb(179, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B375FF?

The complementary color of #B375FF is #C1FF75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B375FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B375FF: 6.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B375FF a warm or cool color?

#B375FF is a cool color.