Start generating
BB7EEF

#BB7EEF closest to Illicit Purple

#BB7EEF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 49.4% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 126, 239)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 78% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BB7EEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

Make a palette with #BB7EEF

#BB7EEF color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #BB7EEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BB7EEFA26DD08A5CB1734C945C3C78462D5C321F421F112A0D0514020103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BB7EEFC28CF1C899F4CFA6F6D6B3F8DDC0F9E4CCFBEAD9FCF1E6FDF8F2FE

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BB7EEFB57FE4AF80D9A981CEA381C39D81B89781AD9181A28C819686818B

Hues

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

5B9EFF7498FF8892FF9A8BFFAC84F9BB7EEFC979E2D574D4DF70C4E76DB2EE6B9F

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

A27FF3A77FF2AC7FF1B17EF0B67EF0BB7EEFBE80E9C081E2C383DCC584D5C885CE

#BB7EEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BB7EEFB2EF7E
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BB7EEFEAEF7E7EEF83
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BB7EEF837EEFEF7EEA
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BB7EEFEFBB7E7EEFBB
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BB7EEFEF7EB2B2EF7E7EEFBB
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BB7EEFEF837EB2EF7E7EEAEF
Open in generator →

#BB7EEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB7EEF 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 #7199EC
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6196F3
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8191F1
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7199EC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D91ED
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B391AB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA86D3
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A293B4

#BB7EEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#BB7EEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#BB7EEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #BB7EEF

Palettes with #BB7EEF

#BB7EEF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB7EEF; }
.background { background-color: #BB7EEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB7EEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 126 239);
color: hsl(272 78% 72%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.169 307.5);

#BB7EEF FAQ

What color is #BB7EEF?

#BB7EEF 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 #BB7EEF?

#BB7EEF is rgb(187, 126, 239) in RGB, hsl(272, 78%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB7EEF?

The complementary color of #BB7EEF is #B2EF7E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB7EEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB7EEF: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB7EEF a warm or cool color?

#BB7EEF is a cool color.