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BDC4E2

#BDC4E2 closest to Stardust Evening

#BDC4E2 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.9% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(189, 196, 226)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 39% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #BDC4E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.16:1.

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#BDC4E2 color conversion

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Variations of #BDC4E2

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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#BDC4E2 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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#BDC4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAC4E1
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC6E3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC6E3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAC4E1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBC4E2
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5C9CE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAC6D9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C5CD

#BDC4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#BDC4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.16:1 Super#BDC4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC4E2 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BDC4E2; }
.background { background-color: #BDC4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 196 226);
color: hsl(229 39% 81%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.043 275.0);

#BDC4E2 FAQ

What color is #BDC4E2?

#BDC4E2 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 #BDC4E2?

#BDC4E2 is rgb(189, 196, 226) in RGB, hsl(229, 39%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC4E2?

The complementary color of #BDC4E2 is #E2DBBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC4E2: 12.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC4E2 a warm or cool color?

#BDC4E2 is a cool color.