Palettes / Colors / #BDABE3

#BDABE3 — Light Muted Purple

#BDABE3 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 #BDABE3 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.

#BDABE3 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 #D1E3AB; it also sits naturally between #ABB5E3 and #D9ABE3. 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 89%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDABE3

.text { color: #BDABE3; }
.background { background-color: #BDABE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDABE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDABE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDABE3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1E3AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDABE3

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 #BDABE3 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 #BDABE3 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

← #BDABE2  ·  #BDABE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABE3?

#BDABE3 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 171, 227). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABE3?

#BDABE3 is RGB 189, 171, 227 — HSL 259°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 17%, 25%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BDABE3?

Its complement is #D1E3AB; analogous partners are #ABB5E3 and #D9ABE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABE3 for text?

Black text on #BDABE3 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.