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#BC80EC closest to Illicit Purple

#BC80EC is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 50.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(188, 128, 236)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 74% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BC80EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.44:1.

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Variations of #BC80EC

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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#BC80EC 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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#BC80EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC80EC 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 #759BE9
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6697F0
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8492EE
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #759BE9
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F93EA
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B592AB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB88D1
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A394B3

#BC80EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#BC80EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.44:1 Very good#BC80EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC80EC in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC80EC; }
.background { background-color: #BC80EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC80EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 128 236);
color: hsl(273 74% 71%);
color: oklch(0.703 0.163 308.4);

#BC80EC FAQ

What color is #BC80EC?

#BC80EC 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 #BC80EC?

#BC80EC is rgb(188, 128, 236) in RGB, hsl(273, 74%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC80EC?

The complementary color of #BC80EC is #B0EC80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC80EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC80EC: 7.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC80EC a warm or cool color?

#BC80EC is a cool color.