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#BBBCDE closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBCDE 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 87.1% blue (rgb(187, 188, 222)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BBBCDE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.36:1.

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Variations of #BBBCDE

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

How #BBBCDE 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 #B3BEDD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C0E0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BFDF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3BEDD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BDDD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4C2C7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BED4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBEC7

#BBBCDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BBBCDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.36:1 Very good#BBBCDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBCDE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 222);
color: hsl(238 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.048 283.9);

#BBBCDE FAQ

What color is #BBBCDE?

#BBBCDE 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 #BBBCDE?

#BBBCDE is rgb(187, 188, 222) in RGB, hsl(238, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCDE?

The complementary color of #BBBCDE is #DEDDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBCDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBCDE: 11.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBCDE a warm or cool color?

#BBBCDE is a cool color.