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C874FF

#C874FF closest to Illicit Purple

#C874FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 45.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(200, 116, 255)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C874FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.40:1.

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Variations of #C874FF

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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#C874FF 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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#C874FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C874FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #679BFC
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4995FF
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C8FFF
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #679BFC
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D90FD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C18DAF
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C77FDF
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A791BA

#C874FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#C874FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.40:1 Very good#C874FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C874FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #C874FF; }
.background { background-color: #C874FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C874FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 116 255);
color: hsl(276 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.708 0.207 310.0);

#C874FF FAQ

What color is #C874FF?

#C874FF 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 #C874FF?

#C874FF is rgb(200, 116, 255) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C874FF?

The complementary color of #C874FF is #ABFF74, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C874FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C874FF: 7.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C874FF a warm or cool color?

#C874FF is a cool color.