Palettes / Colors / #BFB4DA

#BFB4DA — Light Muted Purple

#BFB4DA 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 #BFB4DA 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.

#BFB4DA 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 #CFDAB4; it also sits naturally between #B4BCDA and #D2B4DA. 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 71% · Blue 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB4DA

.text { color: #BFB4DA; }
.background { background-color: #BFB4DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB4DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 180, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 34%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB4DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 180, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB4DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 180, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB4DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB4DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDAB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB4DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB4DA

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 #BFB4DA 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 #BFB4DA 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

← #BFB4D9  ·  #BFB4DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB4DA?

#BFB4DA is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 180, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB4DA?

#BFB4DA is RGB 191, 180, 218 — HSL 257°, 34%, 78% — CMYK 12%, 17%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BFB4DA?

Its complement is #CFDAB4; analogous partners are #B4BCDA and #D2B4DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB4DA for text?

Black text on #BFB4DA has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.