BBBEDE

#BBBEDE closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBEDE 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 87.1% blue (rgb(187, 190, 222)). Its HSL value is 235° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BBBEDE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.53:1.

#BBBEDE color conversion

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Variations of #BBBEDE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #BBBEDE 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 #B4BFDD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C1E0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C0DF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BFDD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BFDE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4C3C8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C0D4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFC8

#BBBEDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BBBEDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.53:1 Very good#BBBEDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBEDE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 222);
color: hsl(235 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.045 281.1);

#BBBEDE FAQ

What color is #BBBEDE?

#BBBEDE 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 #BBBEDE?

#BBBEDE is rgb(187, 190, 222) in RGB, hsl(235, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEDE?

The complementary color of #BBBEDE is #DEDBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBEDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBEDE: 11.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBEDE a warm or cool color?

#BBBEDE is a cool color.