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#BC79FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BC79FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 47.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(188, 121, 255)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BC79FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.32:1.

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Variations of #BC79FF

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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#BC79FF 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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#BC79FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC79FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6299FC
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C96FF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7890FF
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6299FC
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8590FD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B192B1
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA84E0
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A291B9

#BC79FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#BC79FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.32:1 Very good#BC79FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC79FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC79FF; }
.background { background-color: #BC79FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC79FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 121 255);
color: hsl(270 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.702 0.196 305.0);

#BC79FF FAQ

What color is #BC79FF?

#BC79FF 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 #BC79FF?

#BC79FF is rgb(188, 121, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC79FF?

The complementary color of #BC79FF is #BCFF79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC79FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC79FF: 7.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC79FF a warm or cool color?

#BC79FF is a cool color.