Start generating
BD71EA

#BD71EA closest to Illicit Purple

#BD71EA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 44.3% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(189, 113, 234)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 74% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BD71EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.71:1.

Make a palette with #BD71EA

#BD71EA color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #BD71EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BD71EAA461CB8C52AE7443915D357547275A331A411F0E290D0413020103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BD71EAC480EDCA8FF0D19DF2D8ACF5DEBAF7E5C8F9EBD5FBF2E3FCF9F1FE

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BD71EAB774DFB176D5AB78CAA57AC09F7CB5987DAB927EA08C7F9686808B

Hues

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

5B95FF748EFF8987FF9C7EFFAD77F6BD71EACB6BDCD766CBE162B9E95FA5EF5D90

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

A575EFAA74EEAF73EDB473ECB872EBBD71EABF73E4C276DEC478D7C77AD1C97BCB

#BD71EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BD71EA9EEA71
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BD71EADAEA7171EA81
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BD71EA8171EAEA71DA
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BD71EAEABD7171EABD
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BD71EAEA719E9EEA7171EABD
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BD71EAEA81719EEA7171DAEA
Open in generator →

#BD71EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD71EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6993E7
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #518EEE
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A88EC
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6993E7
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8989E8
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B885A3
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD7ACD
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E8AAD

#BD71EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.13:1 Poor#BD71EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.71:1 Good#BD71EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #BD71EA

Palettes with #BD71EA

#BD71EA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BD71EA; }
.background { background-color: #BD71EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD71EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 113 234);
color: hsl(278 74% 68%);
color: oklch(0.680 0.185 311.4);

#BD71EA FAQ

What color is #BD71EA?

#BD71EA is a medium, 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 #BD71EA?

#BD71EA is rgb(189, 113, 234) in RGB, hsl(278, 74%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 52%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD71EA?

The complementary color of #BD71EA is #9EEA71, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD71EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD71EA: 6.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD71EA a warm or cool color?

#BD71EA is a cool color.