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#BB89FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BB89FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 137, 255)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB89FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.14:1.

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Variations of #BB89FF

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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#BB89FF 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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#BB89FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB89FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #73A1FC
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #66A0FF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #849BFF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #73A1FC
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E9AFD
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE9EB8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B892E2
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89CBE

#BB89FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#BB89FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.14:1 Very good#BB89FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB89FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BB89FF; }
.background { background-color: #BB89FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB89FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 137 255);
color: hsl(265 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.726 0.171 301.9);

#BB89FF FAQ

What color is #BB89FF?

#BB89FF 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 #BB89FF?

#BB89FF is rgb(187, 137, 255) in RGB, hsl(265, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 46%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB89FF?

The complementary color of #BB89FF is #CDFF89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB89FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB89FF: 8.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB89FF a warm or cool color?

#BB89FF is a cool color.