Palettes / Colors / #BCAFDE

#BCAFDE — Light Muted Purple

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

#BCAFDE 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 #D1DEAF; it also sits naturally between #AFBADE and #D4AFDE. 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 69% · Blue 87%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCAFDE

.text { color: #BCAFDE; }
.background { background-color: #BCAFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 175, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 175, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 175, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCAFDE

Tints of #BCAFDE

Tones of #BCAFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAFDE: #000000.

How #BCAFDE 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 #BCAFDE 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

← #BCAFDD  ·  #BCAFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAFDE?

#BCAFDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 175, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAFDE?

#BCAFDE is RGB 188, 175, 222 — HSL 257°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCAFDE?

Its complement is #D1DEAF; analogous partners are #AFBADE and #D4AFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAFDE for text?

Black text on #BCAFDE has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.