Palettes / Colors / #BDABE4
#BDABE4 — Light Muted Purple
#BDABE4 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 #BDABE4 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.
#BDABE4 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 #D1E4AA; it also sits naturally between #AAB5E4 and #D9AAE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDABE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 171, 228 |
| HSL | 259°, 51%, 78% |
| HSV | 259°, 25%, 89% |
| CMYK | 17%, 25%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 49.55, 45.55, 79.58 |
| Yxy | 45.55, 0.2837, 0.2607 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.25, 17.72, -26.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.49, 16.83, -27.36 |
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
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CSS code for #BDABE4
.text { color: #BDABE4; }
.background { background-color: #BDABE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 51%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDABE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDABE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDABE4
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Tones of #BDABE4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D1E4AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDABE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDABE4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BDABE4: ·
How #BDABE4 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 #BDABE4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDABE4?
#BDABE4 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 171, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABE4?
#BDABE4 is RGB 189, 171, 228 — HSL 259°, 51%, 78% — CMYK 17%, 25%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #BDABE4?
Its complement is #D1E4AA; analogous partners are #AAB5E4 and #D9AAE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDABE4 for text?
Black text on #BDABE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.