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B2BCDF

#B2BCDF closest to Stardust Evening

#B2BCDF 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 87.5% blue (rgb(178, 188, 223)). Its HSL value is 227° hue, 41% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #B2BCDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.15:1.

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#B2BCDF color conversion

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Variations of #B2BCDF

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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#B2BCDF 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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#B2BCDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BCDF 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 #AFBBDE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BFE1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BEE0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFBBDE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0BCDF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7C2C7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEBFD5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABDC6

#B2BCDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#B2BCDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.15:1 Very good#B2BCDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BCDF in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #B2BCDF; }
.background { background-color: #B2BCDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BCDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 188 223);
color: hsl(227 41% 79%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.051 272.7);

#B2BCDF FAQ

What color is #B2BCDF?

#B2BCDF 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 #B2BCDF?

#B2BCDF is rgb(178, 188, 223) in RGB, hsl(227, 41%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BCDF?

The complementary color of #B2BCDF is #DFD5B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BCDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BCDF: 11.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BCDF a warm or cool color?

#B2BCDF is a cool color.