Palettes / Colors / #BCABDE

#BCABDE — Light Muted Purple

#BCABDE is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BCABDE 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.

#BCABDE 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 #CDDEAB; it also sits naturally between #ABB3DE and #D6ABDE. 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 74% · Green 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCABDE

.text { color: #BCABDE; }
.background { background-color: #BCABDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCABDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 171, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCABDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 171, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCABDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 171, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCABDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCABDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCABDE

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 #BCABDE 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 #BCABDE 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

← #BCABDD  ·  #BCABDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCABDE?

#BCABDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 171, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCABDE?

#BCABDE is RGB 188, 171, 222 — HSL 260°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 15%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCABDE?

Its complement is #CDDEAB; analogous partners are #ABB3DE and #D6ABDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCABDE for text?

Black text on #BCABDE has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.