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#BC8DFF closest to Illicit Purple

#BC8DFF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 55.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(188, 141, 255)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BC8DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.39:1.

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Variations of #BC8DFF

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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#BC8DFF 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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#BC8DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #77A3FC
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6DA3FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879EFF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #77A3FC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #919DFD
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0A1BA
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B996E3
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AA9EC0

#BC8DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.50:1 Very poor#BC8DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.39:1 Very good#BC8DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8DFF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC8DFF; }
.background { background-color: #BC8DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 141 255);
color: hsl(265 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.734 0.165 301.5);

#BC8DFF FAQ

What color is #BC8DFF?

#BC8DFF 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 #BC8DFF?

#BC8DFF is rgb(188, 141, 255) in RGB, hsl(265, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8DFF?

The complementary color of #BC8DFF is #D0FF8D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8DFF: 8.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8DFF a warm or cool color?

#BC8DFF is a cool color.