BC7EFD

#BC7EFD closest to Illicit Purple

#BC7EFD 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 99.2% blue (rgb(188, 126, 253)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #BC7EFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #BC7EFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BC7EFD 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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#BC7EFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC7EFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #699BFA
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5799FF
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C93FF
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #699BFA
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8993FB
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B195B2
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA88DF
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A494BA

#BC7EFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#BC7EFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#BC7EFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC7EFD in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC7EFD; }
.background { background-color: #BC7EFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC7EFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 126 253);
color: hsl(269 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.709 0.186 304.6);

#BC7EFD FAQ

What color is #BC7EFD?

#BC7EFD 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 #BC7EFD?

#BC7EFD is rgb(188, 126, 253) in RGB, hsl(269, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 50%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC7EFD?

The complementary color of #BC7EFD is #BFFD7E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC7EFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC7EFD: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC7EFD a warm or cool color?

#BC7EFD is a cool color.