Palettes / Colors / #BF96D4

#BF96D4 — Light Muted Purple

#BF96D4 is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BF96D4 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 #ABD496; it also sits naturally between #A096D4 and #D496CA. 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 59% · Blue 83%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF96D4

.text { color: #BF96D4; }
.background { background-color: #BF96D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF96D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 150, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 42%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF96D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 150, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF96D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 150, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF96D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF96D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF96D4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABD496:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF96D4: #000000.

How #BF96D4 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 #BF96D4 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

← #BF96D3  ·  #BF96D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF96D4?

#BF96D4 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 150, 212). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF96D4?

#BF96D4 is RGB 191, 150, 212 — HSL 280°, 42%, 71% — CMYK 10%, 29%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BF96D4?

Its complement is #ABD496; analogous partners are #A096D4 and #D496CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF96D4 for text?

Black text on #BF96D4 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.