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#BCACFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCACFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BCACFB 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.

#BCACFB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBFBAC; it also sits naturally between #ACC4FB and #E3ACFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCACFB · RGB 188, 172, 251

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Color values

HEX#BCACFB
RGB188, 172, 251
HSL252°, 91%, 83%
HSV252°, 31%, 98%
CMYK25%, 31%, 0%, 2%
XYZ52.90, 47.16, 97.58
Yxy47.16, 0.2677, 0.2386
CIE-Lab74.29, 22.10, -37.15
Hunter Lab68.67, 21.33, -41.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 67% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCACFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCACFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCACFB

.text { color: #BCACFB; }
.background { background-color: #BCACFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCACFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 172, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCACFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 172, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCACFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 172, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCACFB

#9C85F9#7D5EF7#5D37F6#3E10F4#330AD6#2A08AF#200688#170561#0E033A#050113

Tints of #BCACFB

#C0B1FB#C8BBFC#CCC0FC#D0C5FC#D8CEFD#DCD3FD#DFD8FD#E3DDFD#EBE7FE#EFECFE

Tones of #BCACFB

#BFB2F5#C3B7F0#C6BDEA#CAC3E5#CDC8DF#D0CED9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFBAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCACFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCACFB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCACFB: ·

How #BCACFB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B5B5E8Deuteranopia · #B6B7E3Tritanopia · #BBD9D5

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCACFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette 3a86ff
#3A86FF · #BDB2FF · #FFD6E0 · #FFF4F4
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette B7b1f2
#B7B1F2 · #FDB7EA · #FFDCCC · #FBF3B9
Palette Fdfdbd
#FDFDBD · #C8FFD4 · #B8E8FC · #B1AFFF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BEADFA#BDB2FF#B8B5FF#B7B1F2#B1AFFF#BCB3F1#B2A5FF#BEB1EF#B1B2FF#B2A4FF#B7A5F0#BEA4EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCACFA  ·  #BCACFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCACFB?

#BCACFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 172, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCACFB?

#BCACFB is RGB 188, 172, 251 — HSL 252°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 25%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BCACFB?

Its complement is #EBFBAC; analogous partners are #ACC4FB and #E3ACFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCACFB for text?

Black text on #BCACFB has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.