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#BB86FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BB86FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 134, 255)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB86FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.97:1.

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Variations of #BB86FF

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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#BB86FF 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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#BB86FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB86FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6F9FFC
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #629EFF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8199FF
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6F9FFC
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C98FD
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF9CB7
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B88FE2
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A79ABD

#BB86FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.64:1 Very poor#BB86FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.97:1 Very good#BB86FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB86FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB86FF; }
.background { background-color: #BB86FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB86FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 134 255);
color: hsl(266 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.176 302.4);

#BB86FF FAQ

What color is #BB86FF?

#BB86FF 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 #BB86FF?

#BB86FF is rgb(187, 134, 255) in RGB, hsl(266, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 47%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB86FF?

The complementary color of #BB86FF is #CAFF86, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB86FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB86FF: 7.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB86FF a warm or cool color?

#BB86FF is a cool color.