Palettes / Colors / #BBACE3

#BBACE3 — Light Muted Purple

#BBACE3 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 #BBACE3 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.

#BBACE3 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 #D4E3AB; it also sits naturally between #ABB8E3 and #D6ABE3. 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 89%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBACE3

.text { color: #BBACE3; }
.background { background-color: #BBACE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBACE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 172, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBACE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 172, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBACE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 172, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBACE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBACE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E3AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBACE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBACE3

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 #BBACE3 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 #BBACE3 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

← #BBACE2  ·  #BBACE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBACE3?

#BBACE3 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 172, 227). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBACE3?

#BBACE3 is RGB 187, 172, 227 — HSL 256°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 18%, 24%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBACE3?

Its complement is #D4E3AB; analogous partners are #ABB8E3 and #D6ABE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBACE3 for text?

Black text on #BBACE3 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.