Bastille Color
Bastille is a purple color with hex code #292130. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bastille, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bastille Color Values
What Does Bastille Mean?
Bastille belongs to the purple family of colors. Purple dye once cost more than gold, and the royal association never really wore off. The family blends red's warmth with blue's calm, which is an odd, appealing combination. Brands pick purple partly because their competitors don't. Being on the dark side, Bastille adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bastille is classified as a purple (nearest centroid: blackish purple, #291E29). It is also known as Woody Bay.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bastille
Bastille and #283121 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #222131 and #312130, which sit beside bastille on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bastille with triadic partners #312921 and #213129. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bleached Cedar —
#2C2133(Delta E 2) - Montana —
#291E30(Delta E 3) - Blackcurrant —
#32293A(Delta E 4) - Baltic Sea —
#2A2630(Delta E 4) - Charade —
#292937(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #292130; }
.background { background-color: #292130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292130; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #29213040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bastille?
Bastille has the hex code #292130. In RGB notation it is rgb(41, 33, 48), in HSL it is hsl(272, 19%, 16%), and its OKLCH value is 0.264, 0.03, 308.7.
What does the color bastille mean?
Purple-family colors like bastille carry distinct psychological associations. Bastille belongs to the purple family of colors. Purple dye once cost more than gold, and the royal association never really wore off. The family blends red's warmth with blue's calm, which is an odd, appealing combination. Brands pick purple partly because their competitors don't. Being on the dark side, Bastille adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with bastille?
Bastille has three easy routes: its complement #283121 for punch, its neighbors #222131 and #312130 for something calmer, or triadic partners #312921 and #213129 when you want energy.
Is bastille a standard web color?
No — Bastille is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #292130 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bastille lighter or darker?
To lighten bastille, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DCD5E2 (lightest tint) to #080609 (darkest shade).
About Bastille
Bastille is classified as a Purple in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Purple hue family. It has alternative names including Woody Bay. The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #292130 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.