Palettes / Colors / #BFAFDE

#BFAFDE — Light Muted Purple

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

#BFAFDE 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 #CFDEAF; it also sits naturally between #AFB7DE and #D7AFDE. 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 69% · 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 #BFAFDE

.text { color: #BFAFDE; }
.background { background-color: #BFAFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 175, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 175, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 175, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFAFDE

Tints of #BFAFDE

Tones of #BFAFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAFDE: #000000.

How #BFAFDE 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 #BFAFDE 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

← #BFAFDD  ·  #BFAFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAFDE?

#BFAFDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 175, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAFDE?

#BFAFDE is RGB 191, 175, 222 — HSL 260°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 14%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFAFDE?

Its complement is #CFDEAF; analogous partners are #AFB7DE and #D7AFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAFDE for text?

Black text on #BFAFDE has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.