Palettes / Colors / #BFAEEC
#BFAEEC — Light Purple
#BFAEEC is a purple color we call Light 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 #BFAEEC 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.
#BFAEEC 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 #DBECAC; it also sits naturally between #ACBBEC and #DDACEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 236 |
| HSL | 256°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 256°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 51.76, 47.40, 85.78 |
| Yxy | 47.40, 0.2799, 0.2563 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.45, 18.45, -28.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.85, 17.66, -30.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFAEEC
.text { color: #BFAEEC; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAEEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFAEEC
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Tones of #BFAEEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBECAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.00:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEEC
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 #BFAEEC: ·
How #BFAEEC 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 #BFAEEC 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 #BFAEEC?
#BFAEEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEEC?
#BFAEEC is RGB 191, 174, 236 — HSL 256°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BFAEEC?
Its complement is #DBECAC; analogous partners are #ACBBEC and #DDACEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAEEC for text?
Black text on #BFAEEC has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.