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#BB77EE closest to Illicit Purple

#BB77EE is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 46.7% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 119, 238)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 78% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB77EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.99:1.

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Variations of #BB77EE

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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#BB77EE 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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#BB77EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB77EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B96EB
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5792F2
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C8CF0
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B96EB
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #898DEC
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B48BA8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA80D2
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F8EB1

#BB77EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#BB77EE text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.99:1 Good#BB77EE text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB77EE in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB77EE; }
.background { background-color: #BB77EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB77EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 119 238);
color: hsl(274 78% 70%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.179 308.8);

#BB77EE FAQ

What color is #BB77EE?

#BB77EE 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 #BB77EE?

#BB77EE is rgb(187, 119, 238) in RGB, hsl(274, 78%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 50%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB77EE?

The complementary color of #BB77EE is #AAEE77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB77EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB77EE: 6.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB77EE a warm or cool color?

#BB77EE is a cool color.