Palettes / Colors / #B28FBD

#B28FBD — Dusty Purple

#B28FBD is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#B28FBD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99BD8F; it also sits naturally between #9B8FBD and #BD8FB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 56% · Blue 74%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B28FBD

.text { color: #B28FBD; }
.background { background-color: #B28FBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B28FBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 143, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 26%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B28FBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 143, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B28FBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 143, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B28FBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B28FBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99BD8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B28FBD: #000000.

How #B28FBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B28FBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B28FBD?

#B28FBD is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 143, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B28FBD?

#B28FBD is RGB 178, 143, 189 — HSL 286°, 26%, 65% — CMYK 6%, 24%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #B28FBD?

Its complement is #99BD8F; analogous partners are #9B8FBD and #BD8FB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B28FBD for text?

Black text on #B28FBD has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.