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#BCBED7 closest to Stardust Evening

#BCBED7 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 84.3% blue (rgb(188, 190, 215)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 25% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #BCBED7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.48:1.

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Variations of #BCBED7

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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#BCBED7 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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#BCBED7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBED7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BFD6
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C0D8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C0D8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BFD6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BFD7
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6C2C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAC0CF
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFC6

#BCBED7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BCBED7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.48:1 Very good#BCBED7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBED7 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BCBED7; }
.background { background-color: #BCBED7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBED7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 190 215);
color: hsl(236 25% 79%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.035 282.0);

#BCBED7 FAQ

What color is #BCBED7?

#BCBED7 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 #BCBED7?

#BCBED7 is rgb(188, 190, 215) in RGB, hsl(236, 25%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBED7?

The complementary color of #BCBED7 is #D7D5BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBED7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBED7: 11.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBED7 a warm or cool color?

#BCBED7 is a cool color.