Start generating
BDBDDD

#BDBDDD closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBDDD 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 86.7% blue (rgb(189, 189, 221)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BDBDDD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.49:1.

Make a palette with #BDBDDD

#BDBDDD color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #BDBDDD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BDBDDDA4A4C08C8CA47474885D5D6E47475533333D1F1F260D0D11020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BDBDDDC3C3E0CACAE4D0D1E7D7D7EBDDDEEEE4E4F2EBEBF5F1F2F8F8F8FC

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BDBDDDB7B7D3B0B1CAAAAAC0A4A4B79E9EAE9898A492929B8C8C92868689

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

A5C6DAA9C4DCAEC2DEB3C1DEB8BFDEBDBDDDC2BBDBC7BAD8CCB8D5D0B7D1D4B6CC

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

A0B1E6A6B3E4ABB6E2B1B8E1B7BBDFBDBDDDC0BBD7C4BAD0C7B8CACAB7C4CDB5BD

#BDBDDD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDBDDDDDDDBD
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

BDBDDDDDCDBDCDDDBD
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDBDDDBDCDDDCDBDDD
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

BDBDDDDDBDBDBDDDBD
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

BDBDDDDDBDDDDDDDBDBDDDBD
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDBDDDDDBDCDDDDDBDBDDDCD
Open in generator →

#BDBDDD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBDDD 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 #B5BFDC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C0DF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BFDE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BFDC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BEDD
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6C2C7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFD3
  • 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 #BFBFC7

#BDBDDD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BDBDDD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.49:1 Very good#BDBDDD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #BDBDDD

Palettes with #BDBDDD

#BDBDDD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 221);
color: hsl(240 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.045 285.4);

#BDBDDD FAQ

What color is #BDBDDD?

#BDBDDD 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 #BDBDDD?

#BDBDDD is rgb(189, 189, 221) in RGB, hsl(240, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDDD?

The complementary color of #BDBDDD is #DDDDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBDDD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBDDD: 11.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBDDD a warm or cool color?

#BDBDDD is a cool color.