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B577FF

#B577FF closest to Illicit Purple

#B577FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 46.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(181, 119, 255)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B577FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #B577FF

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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#B577FF 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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#B577FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B577FF 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 #5995FC
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4594FF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #718EFF
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5995FC
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E8DFD
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A791B0
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B282DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E8FB8

#B577FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#B577FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#B577FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B577FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #B577FF; }
.background { background-color: #B577FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B577FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 119 255);
color: hsl(267 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.692 0.197 302.6);

#B577FF FAQ

What color is #B577FF?

#B577FF 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 #B577FF?

#B577FF is rgb(181, 119, 255) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B577FF?

The complementary color of #B577FF is #C1FF77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B577FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B577FF: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B577FF a warm or cool color?

#B577FF is a cool color.