Palettes / Colors / #BF9CDD

#BF9CDD — Light Muted Purple

#BF9CDD is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BF9CDD 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 #BBDD9C; it also sits naturally between #9E9CDD and #DD9CDB. 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 61% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF9CDD

.text { color: #BF9CDD; }
.background { background-color: #BF9CDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF9CDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 156, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 49%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF9CDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 156, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF9CDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 156, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF9CDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF9CDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDD9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF9CDD: #000000.

How #BF9CDD 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 #BF9CDD 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

← #BF9CDC  ·  #BF9CDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF9CDD?

#BF9CDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 156, 221). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF9CDD?

#BF9CDD is RGB 191, 156, 221 — HSL 272°, 49%, 74% — CMYK 14%, 29%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BF9CDD?

Its complement is #BBDD9C; analogous partners are #9E9CDD and #DD9CDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF9CDD for text?

Black text on #BF9CDD has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.