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#BB65FA closest to Illicit Purple

#BB65FA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 39.6% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(187, 101, 250)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 94% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BB65FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #BB65FA

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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#BB65FA 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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#BB65FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB65FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4E8EF7
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #238AFF
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A82FC
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4E8EF7
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C83F8
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B282A6
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B972D9
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A85B1

#BB65FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#BB65FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#BB65FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB65FA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB65FA; }
.background { background-color: #BB65FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB65FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 101 250);
color: hsl(275 94% 69%);
color: oklch(0.670 0.219 308.2);

#BB65FA FAQ

What color is #BB65FA?

#BB65FA is a medium, 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 #BB65FA?

#BB65FA is rgb(187, 101, 250) in RGB, hsl(275, 94%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 60%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB65FA?

The complementary color of #BB65FA is #A4FA65, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB65FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB65FA: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB65FA a warm or cool color?

#BB65FA is a cool color.