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#B87BF2 closest to Illicit Purple

#B87BF2 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 48.2% green and 94.9% blue (rgb(184, 123, 242)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 82% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #B87BF2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.15:1.

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Variations of #B87BF2

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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#B87BF2 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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#B87BF2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B87BF2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6A97EF
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5995F6
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C8FF4
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6A97EF
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #888FF0
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF90AB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B684D5
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A090B3

#B87BF2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#B87BF2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.15:1 Very good#B87BF2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B87BF2 in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #B87BF2; }
.background { background-color: #B87BF2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B87BF2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 123 242);
color: hsl(271 82% 72%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.177 306.0);

#B87BF2 FAQ

What color is #B87BF2?

#B87BF2 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 #B87BF2?

#B87BF2 is rgb(184, 123, 242) in RGB, hsl(271, 82%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 49%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B87BF2?

The complementary color of #B87BF2 is #B5F27B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B87BF2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B87BF2: 7.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B87BF2 a warm or cool color?

#B87BF2 is a cool color.