BB77DF

#BB77DF closest to Lavender

#BB77DF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 46.7% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(187, 119, 223)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 62% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BB77DF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.82:1.

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Variations of #BB77DF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BB77DF 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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#BB77DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB77DF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7494DC
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #618FE3
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #818AE1
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7494DC
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E8CDD
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B887A1
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB7EC6
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E8CAA

#BB77DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#BB77DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.82:1 Good#BB77DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB77DF in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #BB77DF; }
.background { background-color: #BB77DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB77DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 119 223);
color: hsl(279 62% 67%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.162 312.9);

#BB77DF FAQ

What color is #BB77DF?

#BB77DF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB77DF?

#BB77DF is rgb(187, 119, 223) in RGB, hsl(279, 62%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 47%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB77DF?

The complementary color of #BB77DF is #9BDF77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB77DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB77DF: 6.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB77DF a warm or cool color?

#BB77DF is a cool color.