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#BCBCDB closest to Stardust Evening

#BCBCDB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(188, 188, 219)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 30% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BCBCDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.35:1.

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Variations of #BCBCDB

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

How #BCBCDB 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 #B4BEDA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BFDC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BEDC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BEDA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BDDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6C1C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABED2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBEC6

#BCBCDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BCBCDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.35:1 Very good#BCBCDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBCDB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 188 219);
color: hsl(240 30% 80%);
color: oklch(0.805 0.043 285.4);

#BCBCDB FAQ

What color is #BCBCDB?

#BCBCDB 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 #BCBCDB?

#BCBCDB is rgb(188, 188, 219) in RGB, hsl(240, 30%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCDB?

The complementary color of #BCBCDB is #DBDBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBCDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBCDB: 11.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBCDB a warm or cool color?

#BCBCDB is a cool color.