Palettes / Colors / #BFAED1

#BFAED1 — Light Dusty Purple

#BFAED1 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFAED1 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.

#BFAED1 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 #C0D1AD; it also sits naturally between #ADAED1 and #D1ADD1. 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 82%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAED1

.text { color: #BFAED1; }
.background { background-color: #BFAED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 28%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFAED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAED1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0D1AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAED1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAED1

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 #BFAED1 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 #BFAED1 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

← #BFAED0  ·  #BFAED2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAED1?

#BFAED1 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 174, 209). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAED1?

#BFAED1 is RGB 191, 174, 209 — HSL 269°, 28%, 75% — CMYK 9%, 17%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BFAED1?

Its complement is #C0D1AD; analogous partners are #ADAED1 and #D1ADD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAED1 for text?

Black text on #BFAED1 has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.