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#BDBDDB closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBDDB 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 85.9% blue (rgb(189, 189, 219)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 29% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BDBDDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.47:1.

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#BDBDDB color conversion

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Variations of #BDBDDB

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

How #BDBDDB 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 #B5BFDA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C0DC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BFDC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BFDA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BEDB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C2C7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFD2
  • 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 #BFBFC7

#BDBDDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BDBDDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.47:1 Very good#BDBDDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBDDB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 219);
color: hsl(240 29% 80%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.042 285.4);

#BDBDDB FAQ

What color is #BDBDDB?

#BDBDDB 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 #BDBDDB?

#BDBDDB is rgb(189, 189, 219) in RGB, hsl(240, 29%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDDB?

The complementary color of #BDBDDB is #DBDBBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBDDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBDDB: 11.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBDDB a warm or cool color?

#BDBDDB is a cool color.