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#BE87F4 closest to Illicit Purple

#BE87F4 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green and 95.7% blue (rgb(190, 135, 244)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 83% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. #BE87F4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.96:1.

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Variations of #BE87F4

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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#BE87F4 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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#BE87F4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE87F4 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 #79A0F1
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B9DF8
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8898F6
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #79A0F1
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9298F2
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B699B2
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC8FD9
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89AB9

#BE87F4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.64:1 Very poor#BE87F4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.96:1 Very good#BE87F4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BE87F4 in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BE87F4; }
.background { background-color: #BE87F4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE87F4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 135 244);
color: hsl(270 83% 74%);
color: oklch(0.720 0.162 306.0);

#BE87F4 FAQ

What color is #BE87F4?

#BE87F4 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 #BE87F4?

#BE87F4 is rgb(190, 135, 244) in RGB, hsl(270, 83%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 45%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE87F4?

The complementary color of #BE87F4 is #BDF487, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE87F4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BE87F4: 7.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE87F4 a warm or cool color?

#BE87F4 is a cool color.