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#BDBDDE closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBDDE 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 87.1% blue (rgb(189, 189, 222)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BDBDDE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.50:1.

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Variations of #BDBDDE

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

How #BDBDDE 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 #B4BFDD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C1E0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C0DF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BFDD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BEDD
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6C2C8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFD4
  • 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 #BFBFC8

#BDBDDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BDBDDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.50:1 Very good#BDBDDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBDDE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 222);
color: hsl(240 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.046 285.3);

#BDBDDE FAQ

What color is #BDBDDE?

#BDBDDE 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 #BDBDDE?

#BDBDDE is rgb(189, 189, 222) in RGB, hsl(240, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDDE?

The complementary color of #BDBDDE is #DEDEBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBDDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBDDE: 11.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBDDE a warm or cool color?

#BDBDDE is a cool color.