Palettes / Colors / #BFAEDD

#BFAEDD — Light Muted Purple

#BFAEDD is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BFAEDD 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.

#BFAEDD 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 #CBDCAC; it also sits naturally between #ACB3DC and #D6ACDC. 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 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAEDD

.text { color: #BFAEDD; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDCAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEDD

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 #BFAEDD 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 #BFAEDD 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

← #BFAEDC  ·  #BFAEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAEDD?

#BFAEDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 174, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEDD?

#BFAEDD is RGB 191, 174, 221 — HSL 262°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 14%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFAEDD?

Its complement is #CBDCAC; analogous partners are #ACB3DC and #D6ACDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAEDD for text?

Black text on #BFAEDD has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.