Palettes / Colors / #BEADDC

#BEADDC — Light Muted Purple

#BEADDC 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 #BEADDC 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.

#BEADDC 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 #CBDCAD; it also sits naturally between #ADB3DC and #D6ADDC. 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 75% · Green 68% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEADDC

.text { color: #BEADDC; }
.background { background-color: #BEADDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEADDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 173, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEADDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 173, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEADDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 173, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BEADDC

Tints of #BEADDC

Tones of #BEADDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDCAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEADDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEADDC

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 #BEADDC 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 #BEADDC 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

← #BEADDB  ·  #BEADDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEADDC?

#BEADDC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 173, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEADDC?

#BEADDC is RGB 190, 173, 220 — HSL 262°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 14%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BEADDC?

Its complement is #CBDCAD; analogous partners are #ADB3DC and #D6ADDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEADDC for text?

Black text on #BEADDC has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.