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#BDBCDC closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBCDC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(189, 188, 220)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BDBCDC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.39:1.

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#BDBCDC color conversion

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Variations of #BDBCDC

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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#BDBCDC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDBCDCDBDCBC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BDBCDCDCCDBCCBDCBC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDBCDCBCCBDCCDBCDC
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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.

BDBCDCDCBCCBDBDCBCBCDCCD
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#BDBCDC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4BEDB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C0DD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BFDD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BEDB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BDDC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C1C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBED2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBEC7

#BDBCDC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BDBCDC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.39:1 Very good#BDBCDC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBCDC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 188 220);
color: hsl(242 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.045 286.8);

#BDBCDC FAQ

What color is #BDBCDC?

#BDBCDC 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 #BDBCDC?

#BDBCDC is rgb(189, 188, 220) in RGB, hsl(242, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBCDC?

The complementary color of #BDBCDC is #DBDCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBCDC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBCDC: 11.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBCDC a warm or cool color?

#BDBCDC is a cool color.