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#BC87FA closest to Illicit Purple

#BC87FA is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.9% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(188, 135, 250)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 92% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BC87FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.98:1.

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Variations of #BC87FA

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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#BC87FA 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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#BC87FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC87FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #749FF7
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #679EFE
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8499FC
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #749FF7
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F98F8
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B19BB5
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA90DE
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A79ABC

#BC87FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#BC87FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.98:1 Very good#BC87FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC87FA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC87FA; }
.background { background-color: #BC87FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC87FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 135 250);
color: hsl(268 92% 75%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.169 303.7);

#BC87FA FAQ

What color is #BC87FA?

#BC87FA 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 #BC87FA?

#BC87FA is rgb(188, 135, 250) in RGB, hsl(268, 92%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 46%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC87FA?

The complementary color of #BC87FA is #C5FA87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC87FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC87FA: 7.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC87FA a warm or cool color?

#BC87FA is a cool color.