Palettes / Colors / #BDAFCC

#BDAFCC — Light Dusty Purple

#BDAFCC is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

#BDAFCC 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 #BDCBAE; it also sits naturally between #AEAFCB and #CBAECB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDAFCC

.text { color: #BDAFCC; }
.background { background-color: #BDAFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDAFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 175, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 22%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDAFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 175, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDAFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 175, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDAFCC

Tints of #BDAFCC

Tones of #BDAFCC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCBAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDAFCC: #000000.

How #BDAFCC 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 #BDAFCC 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

← #BDAFCB  ·  #BDAFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDAFCC?

#BDAFCC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 175, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDAFCC?

#BDAFCC is RGB 189, 175, 204 — HSL 269°, 22%, 74% — CMYK 7%, 14%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDAFCC?

Its complement is #BDCBAE; analogous partners are #AEAFCB and #CBAECB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDAFCC for text?

Black text on #BDAFCC has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.