What color is #BF77F6?

#BF77F6 is a light, vivid violet known as Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Illicit Purple?

The RGB value is 191, 119, 246: 191 red, 119 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Illicit Purple?

The complementary color is #AEF677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF77F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Illicit Purple color: hex code #BF77F6

#BF77F6 rgb(191, 119, 246)

Shades of purple

Illicit Purple has the hex code #BF77F6. It is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 46.7% green and 96.5% blue (191, 119, 246).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 88% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

Illicit Purple (#BF77F6) color codes

HEX	`#BF77F6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 119, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 46.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 88%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 52%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, 50.75, -52.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 73.37, 313.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.714, 30.924, 90.784)`
Decimal	`12548086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Illicit Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF77F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF77F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF77F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf77f6; }
.text { color: #bf77f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf77f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 119 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf77f6, #f677ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BF77F6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF77F6?: #BF77F6 is a light, vivid violet known as Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Illicit Purple?: The RGB value is 191, 119, 246: 191 red, 119 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Illicit Purple?: The complementary color is #AEF677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF77F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.