Palettes / Colors / #BFAED4
#BFAED4 — Light Dusty Purple
#BFAED4 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 #BFAED4 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.
#BFAED4 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 #C4D5AF; it also sits naturally between #AFB1D5 and #D3AFD5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 212 |
| HSL | 267°, 31%, 76% |
| HSV | 267°, 18%, 83% |
| CMYK | 10%, 18%, 0%, 17% |
| XYZ | 48.51, 46.10, 68.63 |
| Yxy | 46.10, 0.2971, 0.2824 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.61, 13.31, -16.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.90, 12.52, -16.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 83%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFAED4
.text { color: #BFAED4; }
.background { background-color: #BFAED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 31%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAED4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4D5AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAED4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAED4
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 #BFAED4: ·
How #BFAED4 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 #BFAED4 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 #BFAED4?
#BFAED4 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 174, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAED4?
#BFAED4 is RGB 191, 174, 212 — HSL 267°, 31%, 76% — CMYK 10%, 18%, 0%, 17%.
What colors go with #BFAED4?
Its complement is #C4D5AF; analogous partners are #AFB1D5 and #D3AFD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAED4 for text?
Black text on #BFAED4 has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.