Palettes / Colors / #BFADEA

#BFADEA — Light Purple

#BFADEA 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 #BFADEA 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.

#BFADEA 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 #D8EAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEBAEA and #DEAEEA. 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 68% · Blue 92%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFADEA

.text { color: #BFADEA; }
.background { background-color: #BFADEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFADEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 173, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFADEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 173, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFADEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 173, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFADEA

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Tones of #BFADEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8EAAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFADEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFADEA

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 #BFADEA 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 #BFADEA 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

← #BFADE9  ·  #BFADEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFADEA?

#BFADEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 173, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFADEA?

#BFADEA is RGB 191, 173, 234 — HSL 258°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 18%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFADEA?

Its complement is #D8EAAE; analogous partners are #AEBAEA and #DEAEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFADEA for text?

Black text on #BFADEA has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.