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#BB7DEB closest to Illicit Purple

#BB7DEB is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 49.0% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 125, 235)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 73% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BB7DEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.25:1.

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Variations of #BB7DEB

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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#BB7DEB 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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#BB7DEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB7DEB 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 #7299E8
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6295EF
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8190ED
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7299E8
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D90E9
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B58FA9
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA85D0
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A192B1

#BB7DEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.90:1 Very poor#BB7DEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.25:1 Very good#BB7DEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB7DEB in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB7DEB; }
.background { background-color: #BB7DEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB7DEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 125 235);
color: hsl(274 73% 71%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.166 308.7);

#BB7DEB FAQ

What color is #BB7DEB?

#BB7DEB 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 #BB7DEB?

#BB7DEB is rgb(187, 125, 235) in RGB, hsl(274, 73%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 47%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB7DEB?

The complementary color of #BB7DEB is #ADEB7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB7DEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB7DEB: 7.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB7DEB a warm or cool color?

#BB7DEB is a cool color.