Palettes / Colors / #BBAFDE

#BBAFDE — Light Muted Purple

#BBAFDE 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 #BBAFDE 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.

#BBAFDE 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 #D3DEAF; it also sits naturally between #AFBBDE and #D3AFDE. 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 69% · Blue 87%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAFDE

.text { color: #BBAFDE; }
.background { background-color: #BBAFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 175, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 175, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 175, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBAFDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3DEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAFDE

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 #BBAFDE 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 #BBAFDE 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

← #BBAFDD  ·  #BBAFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAFDE?

#BBAFDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 175, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAFDE?

#BBAFDE is RGB 187, 175, 222 — HSL 255°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 16%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBAFDE?

Its complement is #D3DEAF; analogous partners are #AFBBDE and #D3AFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAFDE for text?

Black text on #BBAFDE has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.