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#BBBED8 closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBED8 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 84.7% blue (rgb(187, 190, 216)). Its HSL value is 234° hue, 27% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BBBED8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.47:1.

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Variations of #BBBED8

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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#BBBED8 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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#BBBED8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBED8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6BFD7
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C0D9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C0D9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BFD7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BED8
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5C2C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C0D0
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBFC6

#BBBED8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BBBED8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.47:1 Very good#BBBED8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBED8 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BBBED8; }
.background { background-color: #BBBED8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBED8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 216);
color: hsl(234 27% 79%);
color: oklch(0.807 0.037 280.3);

#BBBED8 FAQ

What color is #BBBED8?

#BBBED8 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 #BBBED8?

#BBBED8 is rgb(187, 190, 216) in RGB, hsl(234, 27%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBED8?

The complementary color of #BBBED8 is #D8D5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBED8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBED8: 11.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBED8 a warm or cool color?

#BBBED8 is a cool color.