Palettes / Colors / #BBACE0

#BBACE0 — Light Muted Purple

#BBACE0 is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BBACE0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BBACE0 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2E1AD; it also sits naturally between #ADB8E1 and #D6ADE1. 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 73% · Green 67% · Blue 88%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBACE0

.text { color: #BBACE0; }
.background { background-color: #BBACE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBACE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 172, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 46%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBACE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 172, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBACE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 172, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBACE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBACE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2E1AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBACE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBACE0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BBACE0 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 #BBACE0 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

← #BBACDF  ·  #BBACE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBACE0?

#BBACE0 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 172, 224). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBACE0?

#BBACE0 is RGB 187, 172, 224 — HSL 257°, 46%, 78% — CMYK 17%, 23%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBACE0?

Its complement is #D2E1AD; analogous partners are #ADB8E1 and #D6ADE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBACE0 for text?

Black text on #BBACE0 has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.