What color is #BB77E8?

#BB77E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB77E8?

The RGB value is 187, 119, 232: 187 red, 119 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB77E8?

The complementary color is #A4E877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB77E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB77E8 color

#BB77E8 rgb(187, 119, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB77E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 46.7% green and 91% blue (187, 119, 232).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#BB77E8 color codes

HEX	`#BB77E8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 119, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 46.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 49%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, 46.62, -47.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 66.26, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.653, 29.585, 79.845)`
Decimal	`12285928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB77E8, 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 #BB77E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB77E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BB77E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb77e8; }
.text { color: #bb77e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb77e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 119 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb77e8, #e877dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BB77E8?: #BB77E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB77E8?: The RGB value is 187, 119, 232: 187 red, 119 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB77E8?: The complementary color is #A4E877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB77E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.