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B2BCDB

#B2BCDB closest to Stardust Evening

#B2BCDB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.7% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(178, 188, 219)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 36% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #B2BCDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.11:1.

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#B2BCDB color conversion

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Variations of #B2BCDB

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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#B2BCDB 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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#B2BCDB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BCDB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0BBDA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BEDC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BDDC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0BBDA
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BCDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8C2C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFBED2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABCC5

#B2BCDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#B2BCDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.11:1 Very good#B2BCDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BCDB in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #B2BCDB; }
.background { background-color: #B2BCDB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BCDB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 188 219);
color: hsl(225 36% 78%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.045 271.2);

#B2BCDB FAQ

What color is #B2BCDB?

#B2BCDB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B2BCDB?

#B2BCDB is rgb(178, 188, 219) in RGB, hsl(225, 36%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BCDB?

The complementary color of #B2BCDB is #DBD1B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BCDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BCDB: 11.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BCDB a warm or cool color?

#B2BCDB is a cool color.