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#BC7EEF closest to Illicit Purple

#BC7EEF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 49.4% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(188, 126, 239)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 78% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BC7EEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.37:1.

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Variations of #BC7EEF

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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#BC7EEF 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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#BC7EEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC7EEF 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 #729AEC
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6197F3
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8191F1
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #729AEC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D92ED
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B591AB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB86D3
  • 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 #A393B4

#BC7EEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#BC7EEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.37:1 Very good#BC7EEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC7EEF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC7EEF; }
.background { background-color: #BC7EEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC7EEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 126 239);
color: hsl(273 78% 72%);
color: oklch(0.701 0.170 307.9);

#BC7EEF FAQ

What color is #BC7EEF?

#BC7EEF 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 #BC7EEF?

#BC7EEF is rgb(188, 126, 239) in RGB, hsl(273, 78%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 47%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC7EEF?

The complementary color of #BC7EEF is #B1EF7E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC7EEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC7EEF: 7.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC7EEF a warm or cool color?

#BC7EEF is a cool color.