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#BB79EB closest to Illicit Purple

#BB79EB is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 47.5% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 121, 235)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 74% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BB79EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #BB79EB

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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#BB79EB 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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#BB79EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB79EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6F96E8
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C93EF
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E8DED
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6F96E8
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B8EE9
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B58CA7
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA81CF
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A08FB0

#BB79EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#BB79EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#BB79EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB79EB in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB79EB; }
.background { background-color: #BB79EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB79EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 121 235);
color: hsl(275 74% 70%);
color: oklch(0.690 0.173 309.3);

#BB79EB FAQ

What color is #BB79EB?

#BB79EB 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 #BB79EB?

#BB79EB is rgb(187, 121, 235) in RGB, hsl(275, 74%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 49%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB79EB?

The complementary color of #BB79EB is #A9EB79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB79EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB79EB: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB79EB a warm or cool color?

#BB79EB is a cool color.