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#BDBFDA closest to Stardust Evening

#BDBFDA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(189, 191, 218)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 28% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BDBFDA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.63:1.

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Variations of #BDBFDA

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

How #BDBFDA 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 #B7C0D9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C2DB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC1DB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7C0D9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9C0DA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C3C8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC1D2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C0C7

#BDBFDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#BDBFDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.63:1 Very good#BDBFDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBFDA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 191 218);
color: hsl(236 28% 80%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.038 282.2);

#BDBFDA FAQ

What color is #BDBFDA?

#BDBFDA 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 #BDBFDA?

#BDBFDA is rgb(189, 191, 218) in RGB, hsl(236, 28%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBFDA?

The complementary color of #BDBFDA is #DAD8BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBFDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBFDA: 11.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBFDA a warm or cool color?

#BDBFDA is a cool color.