Start generating
BABCDF

#BABCDF closest to Stardust Evening

#BABCDF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.7% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(186, 188, 223)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 37% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BABCDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.35:1.

Make a palette with #BABCDF

#BABCDF color conversion

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

Variations of #BABCDF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BABCDFA1A3C2898BA572738A5C5D6F46475632323D1E1F270D0D12020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BABCDFC1C3E2C7C9E6CED0E9D5D7ECDCDDEFE3E4F2EAEBF6F1F1F9F8F8FC

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BABCDFB4B6D5AEB0CBA8AAC2A2A4B89C9EAF9798A591929C8B8C92868689

Hues

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

A0C6DAA5C4DDA9C2DFAFC0E0B4BEE0BABCDFC0BADDC5B8DACAB7D7CFB5D2D3B4CD

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

9DB0E7A3B2E6A9B5E4AFB7E2B4BAE1BABCDFBEBBD9C1B9D2C4B7CCC8B6C6CBB4BF

#BABCDF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BABCDFDFDDBA
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

BABCDFDFCBBACFDFBA
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BABCDFBACFDFCBBADF
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

BABCDFDFBABCBCDFBA
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

BABCDFDDBADFDFDDBABCDFBA
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BABCDFDFBACFDFDDBABADFCB
Open in generator →

#BABCDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2BDDE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3C0E1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BFE0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2BDDE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BDDE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2C2C7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BED5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBEC7

#BABCDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BABCDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.35:1 Very good#BABCDF 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 #BABCDF

Palettes with #BABCDF

#BABCDF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 188 223);
color: hsl(237 37% 80%);
color: oklch(0.805 0.049 282.6);

#BABCDF FAQ

What color is #BABCDF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BABCDF?

#BABCDF is rgb(186, 188, 223) in RGB, hsl(237, 37%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BABCDF?

The complementary color of #BABCDF is #DFDDBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BABCDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BABCDF: 11.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BABCDF a warm or cool color?

#BABCDF is a cool color.