Palettes / Colors / #BF89DE

#BF89DE — Light Purple

#BF89DE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BF89DE 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.

#BF89DE 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 #A7DD88; it also sits naturally between #9388DD and #DD88D2. 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 75% · Green 54% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF89DE

.text { color: #BF89DE; }
.background { background-color: #BF89DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF89DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 137, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 56%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF89DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 137, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF89DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 137, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF89DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF89DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF89DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7DD88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF89DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF89DE

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 #BF89DE 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 #BF89DE 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 #BF89DE?

#BF89DE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 137, 222). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF89DE?

#BF89DE is RGB 191, 137, 222 — HSL 278°, 56%, 70% — CMYK 14%, 38%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BF89DE?

Its complement is #A7DD88; analogous partners are #9388DD and #DD88D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF89DE for text?

Black text on #BF89DE has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.