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#BF87F3 closest to Illicit Purple

#BF87F3 is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.9% green and 95.3% blue (rgb(191, 135, 243)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 82% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #BF87F3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.98:1.

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Variations of #BF87F3

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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#BF87F3 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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#BF87F3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF87F3 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 #7AA0F0
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C9DF7
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8998F5
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7AA0F0
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9399F1
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B799B1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE8FD8
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89AB9

#BF87F3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#BF87F3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.98:1 Very good#BF87F3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF87F3 in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BF87F3; }
.background { background-color: #BF87F3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF87F3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 135 243);
color: hsl(271 82% 74%);
color: oklch(0.721 0.161 306.7);

#BF87F3 FAQ

What color is #BF87F3?

#BF87F3 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 #BF87F3?

#BF87F3 is rgb(191, 135, 243) in RGB, hsl(271, 82%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF87F3?

The complementary color of #BF87F3 is #BBF387, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF87F3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF87F3: 7.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF87F3 a warm or cool color?

#BF87F3 is a cool color.