Start generating
CB74FF

#CB74FF closest to Illicit Purple

#CB74FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 45.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(203, 116, 255)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #CB74FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.48:1.

Make a palette with #CB74FF

#CB74FF color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #CB74FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

CB74FFB064DE9654BE7D459E6537804D2963371B48220F2E0F0516020103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

CB74FFD084FFD692FFDBA1FFE0AFFFE6BCFFEBCAFFF0D7FFF5E5FFFAF2FF

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

CB74FFC377F2BC79E6B47BD9AD7DCCA57EC09E7FB39680A68F809A87808D

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

6BA0FF809AFF9294FFA48CFFB682FFCB74FFDA6DEFE867DCF362C7FC5EB1FF619A

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

B077FFB677FFBB76FFC076FFC675FFCB74FFCD76F8CF79F1D07BEAD27DE3D47FDB

#CB74FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CB74FFA8FF74
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

CB74FFEEFF7474FF85
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CB74FF8574FFFF74EE
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

CB74FFFFCB7474FFCB
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

CB74FFFF74A8A8FF7474FFCB
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CB74FFFF8574A8FF7474EEFF
Open in generator →

#CB74FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CB74FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #699CFC
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B96FF
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E8FFF
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #699CFC
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9091FD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C58CAF
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CA7FDF
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A892BA

#CB74FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#CB74FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.48:1 Very good#CB74FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #CB74FF

Palettes with #CB74FF

#CB74FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #CB74FF; }
.background { background-color: #CB74FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CB74FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 116 255);
color: hsl(278 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.208 311.1);

#CB74FF FAQ

What color is #CB74FF?

#CB74FF 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 #CB74FF?

#CB74FF is rgb(203, 116, 255) in RGB, hsl(278, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CB74FF?

The complementary color of #CB74FF is #A8FF74, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CB74FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CB74FF: 7.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CB74FF a warm or cool color?

#CB74FF is a cool color.