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#BCBBD7 closest to Stardust Evening

#BCBBD7 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 84.3% blue (rgb(188, 187, 215)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 26% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #BCBBD7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.23:1.

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Variations of #BCBBD7

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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#BCBBD7 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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#BCBBD7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBBD7 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 #B4BDD6
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BED8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BDD8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BDD6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BCD7
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7BFC4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABDCF
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC4

#BCBBD7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BCBBD7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.23:1 Very good#BCBBD7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBD7 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BCBBD7; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBD7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBD7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 215);
color: hsl(242 26% 79%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.039 287.1);

#BCBBD7 FAQ

What color is #BCBBD7?

#BCBBD7 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 #BCBBD7?

#BCBBD7 is rgb(188, 187, 215) in RGB, hsl(242, 26%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBD7?

The complementary color of #BCBBD7 is #D6D7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBD7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBD7: 11.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBD7 a warm or cool color?

#BCBBD7 is a cool color.