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#BBBADE closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBADE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(187, 186, 222)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BBBADE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.19:1.

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Variations of #BBBADE

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1BCDD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BEE0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BDDF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1BCDD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BCDD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4C0C6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BCD3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBCC6

#BBBADE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BBBADE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.19:1 Very good#BBBADE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBADE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 186 222);
color: hsl(242 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.051 286.5);

#BBBADE FAQ

What color is #BBBADE?

#BBBADE 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 #BBBADE?

#BBBADE is rgb(187, 186, 222) in RGB, hsl(242, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBADE?

The complementary color of #BBBADE is #DDDEBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBADE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBADE: 11.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBADE a warm or cool color?

#BBBADE is a cool color.