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#BBBEE8 closest to Stardust Evening

#BBBEE8 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 91.0% blue (rgb(187, 190, 232)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 49% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #BBBEE8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.64:1.

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Variations of #BBBEE8

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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#BBBEE8 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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#BBBEE8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBEE8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1BFE7
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3C2EA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C1E9
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1BFE7
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BFE7
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C5CC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8C1DC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFC0CC

#BBBEE8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#BBBEE8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.64:1 Very good#BBBEE8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBEE8 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BBBEE8; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEE8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBEE8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 232);
color: hsl(236 49% 82%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.059 281.8);

#BBBEE8 FAQ

What color is #BBBEE8?

#BBBEE8 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 #BBBEE8?

#BBBEE8 is rgb(187, 190, 232) in RGB, hsl(236, 49%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 18%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEE8?

The complementary color of #BBBEE8 is #E8E5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBEE8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBEE8: 11.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBEE8 a warm or cool color?

#BBBEE8 is a cool color.