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#CB71FF closest to Illicit Purple

#CB71FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 44.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(203, 113, 255)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #CB71FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.35:1.

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#CB71FF color conversion

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Variations of #CB71FF

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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#CB71FF 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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#CB71FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CB71FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #669BFB
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4594FF
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C8DFF
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #669BFB
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E8FFD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C58AAE
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CA7CDE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A790B9

#CB71FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#CB71FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.35:1 Very good#CB71FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CB71FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #CB71FF; }
.background { background-color: #CB71FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CB71FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 113 255);
color: hsl(278 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.707 0.212 311.4);

#CB71FF FAQ

What color is #CB71FF?

#CB71FF 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 #CB71FF?

#CB71FF is rgb(203, 113, 255) in RGB, hsl(278, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CB71FF?

The complementary color of #CB71FF is #A5FF71, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CB71FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CB71FF: 7.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CB71FF a warm or cool color?

#CB71FF is a cool color.