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#BB70EA closest to Illicit Purple

#BB70EA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 43.9% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(187, 112, 234)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 74% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BB70EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.62:1.

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Variations of #BB70EA

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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#BB70EA 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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#BB70EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB70EA 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 #6792E7
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F8DEE
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7887EC
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6792E7
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8788E8
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B585A3
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA79CD
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D89AD

#BB70EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.17:1 Poor#BB70EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.62:1 Good#BB70EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB70EA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB70EA; }
.background { background-color: #BB70EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB70EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 112 234);
color: hsl(277 74% 68%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.186 310.8);

#BB70EA FAQ

What color is #BB70EA?

#BB70EA 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 #BB70EA?

#BB70EA is rgb(187, 112, 234) in RGB, hsl(277, 74%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 52%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB70EA?

The complementary color of #BB70EA is #9FEA70, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB70EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB70EA: 6.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB70EA a warm or cool color?

#BB70EA is a cool color.