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#BBBCDB closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBCDB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(187, 188, 219)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BBBCDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.33:1.

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#BBBCDB color conversion

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Variations of #BBBCDB

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

How #BBBCDB 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 #B4BDDA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BFDC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BEDC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BDDA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6BDDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4C1C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BED2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBEC6

#BBBCDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BBBCDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.33:1 Very good#BBBCDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBCDB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 219);
color: hsl(238 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.804 0.044 283.9);

#BBBCDB FAQ

What color is #BBBCDB?

#BBBCDB 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 #BBBCDB?

#BBBCDB is rgb(187, 188, 219) in RGB, hsl(238, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCDB?

The complementary color of #BBBCDB is #DBDABB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBCDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBCDB: 11.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBCDB a warm or cool color?

#BBBCDB is a cool color.