Palettes / Colors / #BFABE7

#BFABE7 — Light Purple

#BFABE7 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BFABE7 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 #D3E7AB; it also sits naturally between #ABB5E7 and #DDABE7. 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 67% · Blue 91%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFABE7

.text { color: #BFABE7; }
.background { background-color: #BFABE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 56%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFABE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFABE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFABE7

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Tones of #BFABE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E7AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFABE7: #000000.

How #BFABE7 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 #BFABE7 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

← #BFABE6  ·  #BFABE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFABE7?

#BFABE7 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 171, 231). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABE7?

#BFABE7 is RGB 191, 171, 231 — HSL 260°, 56%, 79% — CMYK 17%, 26%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BFABE7?

Its complement is #D3E7AB; analogous partners are #ABB5E7 and #DDABE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFABE7 for text?

Black text on #BFABE7 has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.