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#BC7FEA closest to Illicit Purple

#BC7FEA is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 49.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(188, 127, 234)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 72% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BC7FEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.36:1.

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Variations of #BC7FEA

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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#BC7FEA 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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#BC7FEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC7FEA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #769AE7
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6596EE
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8491EC
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #769AE7
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F92E8
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B690A9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB86D0
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A393B2

#BC7FEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#BC7FEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.36:1 Very good#BC7FEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC7FEA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC7FEA; }
.background { background-color: #BC7FEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC7FEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 127 234);
color: hsl(274 72% 71%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.162 309.1);

#BC7FEA FAQ

What color is #BC7FEA?

#BC7FEA 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 #BC7FEA?

#BC7FEA is rgb(188, 127, 234) in RGB, hsl(274, 72%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC7FEA?

The complementary color of #BC7FEA is #ADEA7F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC7FEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC7FEA: 7.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC7FEA a warm or cool color?

#BC7FEA is a cool color.