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BDBDE2

#BDBDE2 closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBDE2 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 88.6% blue (rgb(189, 189, 226)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 39% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #BDBDE2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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#BDBDE2 color conversion

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Variations of #BDBDE2

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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#BDBDE2 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.

BDBDE2E2BDE2E2E2BDBDE2BD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDBDE2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBDE2 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 #B3BFE1
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C1E4
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C0E3
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3BFE1
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6BFE1
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5C3C9
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC0D7
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFC9

#BDBDE2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BDBDE2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.54:1 Very good#BDBDE2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBDE2 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BDBDE2; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDE2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBDE2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 226);
color: hsl(240 39% 81%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.052 285.2);

#BDBDE2 FAQ

What color is #BDBDE2?

#BDBDE2 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 #BDBDE2?

#BDBDE2 is rgb(189, 189, 226) in RGB, hsl(240, 39%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDE2?

The complementary color of #BDBDE2 is #E2E2BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBDE2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBDE2: 11.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBDE2 a warm or cool color?

#BDBDE2 is a cool color.