Palettes / Colors / #BFAFDF

#BFAFDF — Light Muted Purple

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

#BFAFDF 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 #CFDFAF; it also sits naturally between #AFB7DF and #D7AFDF. 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 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAFDF

.text { color: #BFAFDF; }
.background { background-color: #BFAFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 175, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 175, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 175, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFAFDF

Tints of #BFAFDF

Tones of #BFAFDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAFDF: #000000.

How #BFAFDF 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 #BFAFDF 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

← #BFAFDE  ·  #BFAFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAFDF?

#BFAFDF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 175, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAFDF?

#BFAFDF is RGB 191, 175, 223 — HSL 260°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 14%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFAFDF?

Its complement is #CFDFAF; analogous partners are #AFB7DF and #D7AFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAFDF for text?

Black text on #BFAFDF has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.