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#BB7DEE closest to Illicit Purple

#BB7DEE 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 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 125, 238)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 77% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB7DEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.28:1.

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Variations of #BB7DEE

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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#BB7DEE 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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#BB7DEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB7DEE 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 #7199EB
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6096F2
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8090F0
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7199EB
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C91EC
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B490AA
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA85D2
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A292B3

#BB7DEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#BB7DEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.28:1 Very good#BB7DEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB7DEE in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB7DEE; }
.background { background-color: #BB7DEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB7DEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 125 238);
color: hsl(273 77% 71%);
color: oklch(0.698 0.170 307.9);

#BB7DEE FAQ

What color is #BB7DEE?

#BB7DEE 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 #BB7DEE?

#BB7DEE is rgb(187, 125, 238) in RGB, hsl(273, 77%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB7DEE?

The complementary color of #BB7DEE is #B0EE7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB7DEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB7DEE: 7.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB7DEE a warm or cool color?

#BB7DEE is a cool color.