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#BB6CFF closest to Illicit Purple

#BB6CFF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 42.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 108, 255)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB6CFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.70:1.

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Variations of #BB6CFF

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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#BB6CFF 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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#BB6CFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB6CFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5292FC
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2F8FFF
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D87FF
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5292FC
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E87FD
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B089AC
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B979DE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D89B5

#BB6CFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.13:1 Poor#BB6CFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.70:1 Good#BB6CFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB6CFF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB6CFF; }
.background { background-color: #BB6CFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB6CFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 108 255);
color: hsl(272 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.683 0.215 306.3);

#BB6CFF FAQ

What color is #BB6CFF?

#BB6CFF 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 #BB6CFF?

#BB6CFF is rgb(187, 108, 255) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB6CFF?

The complementary color of #BB6CFF is #B0FF6C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB6CFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB6CFF: 6.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB6CFF a warm or cool color?

#BB6CFF is a cool color.