Start generating
BDBDDF

#BDBDDF closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBDDF 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 87.5% blue (rgb(189, 189, 223)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BDBDDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.51:1.

Make a palette with #BDBDDF

#BDBDDF color conversion

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

Variations of #BDBDDF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BDBDDFA4A4C28C8CA574748A5D5D6F47475633333D1F1F270D0D12020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BDBDDFC3C3E2CACAE6D0D1E9D7D7ECDDDEEFE4E4F2EBEBF6F1F2F9F8F8FC

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BDBDDFB7B7D5B0B1CBAAAAC2A4A4B89E9EAF9898A592929C8C8C92868689

Hues

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

A4C6DCA8C5DEADC3E0B2C1E0B7BFE0BDBDDFC3BBDDC8B9DACDB8D6D1B7D2D5B6CD

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

A0B1E7A6B3E6ABB6E4B1B8E2B7BBE1BDBDDFC0BBD9C4BAD2C7B8CCCAB7C6CDB5BF

#BDBDDF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDBDDFDFDFBD
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

BDBDDFDFCEBDCEDFBD
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDBDDFBDCEDFCEBDDF
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

BDBDDFDFBDBDBDDFBD
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

BDBDDFDFBDDFDFDFBDBDDFBD
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDBDDFDFBDCEDFDFBDBDDFCE
Open in generator →

#BDBDDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBDDF 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 #B4BFDE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C1E1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C0E0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BFDE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BEDE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6C3C8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFD5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFC8

#BDBDDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BDBDDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.51:1 Very good#BDBDDF 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 #BDBDDF

Palettes with #BDBDDF

#BDBDDF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 223);
color: hsl(240 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.048 285.3);

#BDBDDF FAQ

What color is #BDBDDF?

#BDBDDF 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 #BDBDDF?

#BDBDDF is rgb(189, 189, 223) in RGB, hsl(240, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDDF?

The complementary color of #BDBDDF is #DFDFBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBDDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBDDF: 11.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBDDF a warm or cool color?

#BDBDDF is a cool color.