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#BBBAE2 closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBAE2 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 88.6% blue (rgb(187, 186, 226)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 41% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #BBBAE2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.23:1.

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Variations of #BBBAE2

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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#BBBAE2 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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#BBBAE2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBAE2 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 #B0BCE1
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0BFE4
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BDE3
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0BCE1
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3BCE1
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3C1C7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8BDD6
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC7

#BBBAE2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BBBAE2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.23:1 Very good#BBBAE2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBAE2 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BBBAE2; }
.background { background-color: #BBBAE2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBAE2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 186 226);
color: hsl(242 41% 81%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.056 286.2);

#BBBAE2 FAQ

What color is #BBBAE2?

#BBBAE2 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 #BBBAE2?

#BBBAE2 is rgb(187, 186, 226) in RGB, hsl(242, 41%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBAE2?

The complementary color of #BBBAE2 is #E1E2BA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBAE2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBAE2: 11.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBAE2 a warm or cool color?

#BBBAE2 is a cool color.