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#BB66FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BB66FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 40.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 102, 255)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB66FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.46:1.

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Variations of #BB66FF

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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#BB66FF 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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#BB66FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB66FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4A8FFB
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1B8CFF
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6884FF
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4A8FFB
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B84FD
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B084A9
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B974DD
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B86B4

#BB66FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.25:1 Poor#BB66FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.46:1 Good#BB66FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB66FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB66FF; }
.background { background-color: #BB66FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB66FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 102 255);
color: hsl(273 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.223 307.0);

#BB66FF FAQ

What color is #BB66FF?

#BB66FF 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 #BB66FF?

#BB66FF is rgb(187, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB66FF?

The complementary color of #BB66FF is #AAFF66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB66FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB66FF: 6.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB66FF a warm or cool color?

#BB66FF is a cool color.