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#BB87F3 closest to Illicit Purple

#BB87F3 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.9% green and 95.3% blue (rgb(187, 135, 243)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 82% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #BB87F3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.87:1.

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Variations of #BB87F3

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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#BB87F3 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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#BB87F3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB87F3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #789FF0
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B9DF7
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8698F5
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #789FF0
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9098F1
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B299B1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B98FD8
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A699B8

#BB87F3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#BB87F3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.87:1 Very good#BB87F3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB87F3 in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB87F3; }
.background { background-color: #BB87F3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB87F3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 135 243);
color: hsl(269 82% 74%);
color: oklch(0.717 0.160 304.9);

#BB87F3 FAQ

What color is #BB87F3?

#BB87F3 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 #BB87F3?

#BB87F3 is rgb(187, 135, 243) in RGB, hsl(269, 82%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 44%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB87F3?

The complementary color of #BB87F3 is #BFF387, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB87F3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB87F3: 7.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB87F3 a warm or cool color?

#BB87F3 is a cool color.