Palettes / Colors / #BDAEEB

#BDAEEB — Light Purple

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BDAEEB 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.

#BDAEEB 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 #DBEBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADBDEB and #DBADEB. 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 68% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDAEEB

.text { color: #BDAEEB; }
.background { background-color: #BDAEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDAEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 174, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDAEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 174, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDAEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 174, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDAEEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDAEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDAEEB

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 #BDAEEB 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 #BDAEEB 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

← #BDAEEA  ·  #BDAEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDAEEB?

#BDAEEB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 174, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDAEEB?

#BDAEEB is RGB 189, 174, 235 — HSL 255°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BDAEEB?

Its complement is #DBEBAD; analogous partners are #ADBDEB and #DBADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDAEEB for text?

Black text on #BDAEEB has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.