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#BCBEDE closest to Stardust Evening

#BCBEDE 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 87.1% blue (rgb(188, 190, 222)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 34% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BCBEDE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.56:1.

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Variations of #BCBEDE

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

How #BCBEDE 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 #B5BFDD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C1E0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C0DF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BFDD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BFDE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5C3C8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAC0D4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFC0C8

#BCBEDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BCBEDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.56:1 Very good#BCBEDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBEDE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 190 222);
color: hsl(236 34% 80%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.045 282.5);

#BCBEDE FAQ

What color is #BCBEDE?

#BCBEDE 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 #BCBEDE?

#BCBEDE is rgb(188, 190, 222) in RGB, hsl(236, 34%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBEDE?

The complementary color of #BCBEDE is #DEDCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBEDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBEDE: 11.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBEDE a warm or cool color?

#BCBEDE is a cool color.