Palettes / Colors / #BFAED5

#BFAED5 — Light Muted Purple

#BFAED5 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #BFAED5 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.

#BFAED5 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 #C4D5AE; it also sits naturally between #AEB1D5 and #D3AED5. 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 84%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAED5

.text { color: #BFAED5; }
.background { background-color: #BFAED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 32%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFAED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4D5AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAED5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAED5

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 #BFAED5 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 #BFAED5 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

← #BFAED4  ·  #BFAED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAED5?

#BFAED5 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 174, 213). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAED5?

#BFAED5 is RGB 191, 174, 213 — HSL 266°, 32%, 76% — CMYK 10%, 18%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #BFAED5?

Its complement is #C4D5AE; analogous partners are #AEB1D5 and #D3AED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAED5 for text?

Black text on #BFAED5 has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.