Palettes / Colors / #BDAFDD

#BDAFDD — Light Muted Purple

#BDAFDD is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #BDAFDD 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.

#BDAFDD 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 #D0DDB0; it also sits naturally between #B0B9DD and #D4B0DD. 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 69% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDAFDD

.text { color: #BDAFDD; }
.background { background-color: #BDAFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDAFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 175, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 40%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDAFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 175, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDAFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 175, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DDB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDAFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDAFDD

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 #BDAFDD 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 #BDAFDD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDAFDD?

#BDAFDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 175, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDAFDD?

#BDAFDD is RGB 189, 175, 221 — HSL 258°, 40%, 78% — CMYK 14%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BDAFDD?

Its complement is #D0DDB0; analogous partners are #B0B9DD and #D4B0DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDAFDD for text?

Black text on #BDAFDD has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.