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#BF93DC — Light Muted Purple

#BF93DC is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BF93DC 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.

#BF93DC 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 #B0DC93; it also sits naturally between #9A93DC and #DC93D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF93DC · RGB 191, 147, 220

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Color values

HEX#BF93DC
RGB191, 147, 220
HSL276°, 51%, 72%
HSV276°, 33%, 86%
CMYK13%, 33%, 0%, 14%
XYZ44.84, 37.11, 72.51
Yxy37.11, 0.2903, 0.2403
CIE-Lab67.36, 29.92, -30.93
Hunter Lab60.92, 28.47, -32.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 58% · Blue 86%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF93DC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF93DC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF93DC

.text { color: #BF93DC; }
.background { background-color: #BF93DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF93DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 147, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 51%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF93DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 147, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF93DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 147, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF93DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF93DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF93DC

#AF78D3#9F5DCB#9146C3#7E38AD#6B2F92#572777#431E5C#331645#1F0E2A#0B050F

Tints of #BF93DC

#C39BDF#CAA6E2#CFAEE5#D6BAE9#DAC1EB#DFC9EE#E6D5F1#EADCF4#F1E8F8#F6F0FA

Tones of #BF93DC

#BE98D7#BD9ED1#BCA3CC#BBA8C7#BAADC2#B9B3BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0DC93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.49:1 Fails
Against black text8.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #BF93DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF93DC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF93DC: ·

How #BF93DC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ACACCADeuteranopia · #AFB2C6Tritanopia · #BDBCB9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF93DC rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4
Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4
Palette Fbfacd
#FBFACD · #DEBACE · #BA94D1 · #7F669D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C193D9#C295D8#C490E4#B79ADF#B98EE4#BA94D1#C68FE6#BE9FE1#C59EE0#B58ADB#BB8ED0#C49AD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF93DB  ·  #BF93DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF93DC?

#BF93DC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 147, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF93DC?

#BF93DC is RGB 191, 147, 220 — HSL 276°, 51%, 72% — CMYK 13%, 33%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BF93DC?

Its complement is #B0DC93; analogous partners are #9A93DC and #DC93D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF93DC for text?

Black text on #BF93DC has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.