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#BBC2EC closest to Stardust Evening

#BBC2EC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.1% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 194, 236)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBC2EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.04:1.

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Variations of #BBC2EC

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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#BBC2EC 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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#BBC2EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC2EC 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 #B4C2EB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C6EE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C5ED
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4C2EB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6C3EB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0C9D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C5E0
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C4CF

#BBC2EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#BBC2EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.04:1 Super#BBC2EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC2EC in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BBC2EC; }
.background { background-color: #BBC2EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC2EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 194 236);
color: hsl(231 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.059 277.6);

#BBC2EC FAQ

What color is #BBC2EC?

#BBC2EC 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 #BBC2EC?

#BBC2EC is rgb(187, 194, 236) in RGB, hsl(231, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC2EC?

The complementary color of #BBC2EC is #ECE5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC2EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC2EC: 12.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC2EC a warm or cool color?

#BBC2EC is a cool color.