Palettes / Colors / #BDA5DF

#BDA5DF — Light Muted Purple

#BDA5DF 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 #BDA5DF 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.

#BDA5DF 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 #C7DFA4; it also sits naturally between #A4A9DF and #DAA4DF. 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 65% · Blue 87%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDA5DF

.text { color: #BDA5DF; }
.background { background-color: #BDA5DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDA5DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 165, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDA5DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 165, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDA5DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 165, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDA5DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDA5DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DFA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDA5DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDA5DF

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 #BDA5DF 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 #BDA5DF 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

← #BDA5DE  ·  #BDA5E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDA5DF?

#BDA5DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 165, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDA5DF?

#BDA5DF is RGB 189, 165, 223 — HSL 265°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 15%, 26%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BDA5DF?

Its complement is #C7DFA4; analogous partners are #A4A9DF and #DAA4DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDA5DF for text?

Black text on #BDA5DF has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.