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#BF76FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BF76FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 46.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(191, 118, 255)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BF76FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.25:1.

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Variations of #BF76FF

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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#BF76FF 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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#BF76FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF76FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6198FC
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4895FF
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #778EFF
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6198FC
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #868FFD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B58FB0
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD81DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A390B9

#BF76FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.90:1 Very poor#BF76FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.25:1 Very good#BF76FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF76FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BF76FF; }
.background { background-color: #BF76FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF76FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 118 255);
color: hsl(272 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.701 0.201 306.5);

#BF76FF FAQ

What color is #BF76FF?

#BF76FF 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 #BF76FF?

#BF76FF is rgb(191, 118, 255) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF76FF?

The complementary color of #BF76FF is #B6FF76, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF76FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF76FF: 7.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF76FF a warm or cool color?

#BF76FF is a cool color.