Palettes / Colors / #BF9FED
#BF9FED — Light Purple
#BF9FED is a purple color we call Light 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 #BF9FED 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.
#BF9FED is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CDEDA1; it also sits naturally between #A1A7ED and #E7A1ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BF9FED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 159, 237 |
| HSL | 265°, 68%, 78% |
| HSV | 265°, 33%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 33%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 49.17, 41.99, 85.63 |
| Yxy | 41.99, 0.2781, 0.2375 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.86, 26.98, -34.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.80, 25.92, -37.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 62% · Blue 93%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BF9FED
.text { color: #BF9FED; }
.background { background-color: #BF9FED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF9FED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 159, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 68%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF9FED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 159, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF9FED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 159, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BF9FED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF9FED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEDA1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BF9FED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF9FED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BF9FED: ·
How #BF9FED 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 #BF9FED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BF9FED?
#BF9FED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 159, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BF9FED?
#BF9FED is RGB 191, 159, 237 — HSL 265°, 68%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 33%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BF9FED?
Its complement is #CDEDA1; analogous partners are #A1A7ED and #E7A1ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BF9FED for text?
Black text on #BF9FED has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.