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#BA75FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BA75FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(186, 117, 255)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BA75FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.08:1.

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Variations of #BA75FF

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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#BA75FF 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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#BA75FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BA75FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B96FC
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4494FF
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #738DFF
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B96FC
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #828DFD
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE8FAF
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B780DF
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A08EB8

#BA75FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#BA75FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.08:1 Very good#BA75FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BA75FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BA75FF; }
.background { background-color: #BA75FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BA75FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 117 255);
color: hsl(270 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.201 304.8);

#BA75FF FAQ

What color is #BA75FF?

#BA75FF 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 #BA75FF?

#BA75FF is rgb(186, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BA75FF?

The complementary color of #BA75FF is #BAFF75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BA75FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BA75FF: 7.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BA75FF a warm or cool color?

#BA75FF is a cool color.