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#BBBBDB closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBBDB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(187, 187, 219)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BBBBDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.24:1.

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#BBBBDB color conversion

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Variations of #BBBBDB

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

How #BBBBDB 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 #B3BDDA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BEDD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BDDC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3BDDA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BCDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4C0C5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BDD1
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC5

#BBBBDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BBBBDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.24:1 Very good#BBBBDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBDB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 219);
color: hsl(240 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.045 285.3);

#BBBBDB FAQ

What color is #BBBBDB?

#BBBBDB 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 #BBBBDB?

#BBBBDB is rgb(187, 187, 219) in RGB, hsl(240, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBDB?

The complementary color of #BBBBDB is #DBDBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBDB: 11.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBDB a warm or cool color?

#BBBBDB is a cool color.