#BFAED3 — Purple

#BFAED3 is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light mauve, and it is also commonly known as Mauve, Light Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#BFAED3 color swatch, purple#BFAED3
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f8
100#ebe8ef
200#dcd6e3
300#c5bbd1
400#a99bba
500#9483a8
600#827194
700#6c5d7d
800#5a4d69
900#4c4159
950#2d2535

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.06:1
Contrast on black
10.21:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.004 305.9); /* #f6f5f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.009 305.9); /* #ebe8ef */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.018 305.9); /* #dcd6e3 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.032 305.9); /* #c5bbd1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.048 305.9); /* #a99bba */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.058 305.9); /* #9483a8 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.057 305.9); /* #827194 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.053 305.9); /* #6c5d7d */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.047 305.9); /* #5a4d69 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.043 305.9); /* #4c4159 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.03 305.9); /* #2d2535 */
}

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