Palettes / Colors / #BFABFD

#BFABFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#BFABFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BFABFD 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.

#BFABFD 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 #E8FDAA; it also sits naturally between #AABFFD and #E8AAFD. 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 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFABFD

.text { color: #BFABFD; }
.background { background-color: #BFABFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFABFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FDAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFABFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFABFD

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:

How #BFABFD 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 #BFABFD 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

← #BFABFC  ·  #BFABFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFABFD?

#BFABFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 171, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABFD?

#BFABFD is RGB 191, 171, 253 — HSL 255°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 25%, 32%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BFABFD?

Its complement is #E8FDAA; analogous partners are #AABFFD and #E8AAFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFABFD for text?

Black text on #BFABFD has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.