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#BDBDDA closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBDDA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(189, 189, 218)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 28% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BDBDDA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.46:1.

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#BDBDDA color conversion

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Variations of #BDBDDA

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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#BDBDDA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDBDDADADABD
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Split complementary

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

BDBDDADACCBDCCDABD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDBDDABDCCDACCBDDA
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BDBDDADABDBDBDDABD
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BDBDDADABDDADADABDBDDABD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDBDDADABDCCDADABDBDDACC
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#BDBDDA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBDDA 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 #B6BFD9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C0DB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BFDB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BFD9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BEDA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C2C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFD1
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFC6

#BDBDDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BDBDDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.46:1 Very good#BDBDDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBDDA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 218);
color: hsl(240 28% 80%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.041 285.5);

#BDBDDA FAQ

What color is #BDBDDA?

#BDBDDA 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 #BDBDDA?

#BDBDDA is rgb(189, 189, 218) in RGB, hsl(240, 28%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDDA?

The complementary color of #BDBDDA is #DADABD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBDDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBDDA: 11.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBDDA a warm or cool color?

#BDBDDA is a cool color.