Palettes / Colors / #BCAEFD
#BCAEFD — Pale Vivid Blue
#BCAEFD 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 #BCAEFD 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.
#BCAEFD 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 #EFFDAF; it also sits naturally between #AFC8FD and #E4AFFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCAEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 174, 253 |
| HSL | 251°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 251°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 26%, 31%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 53.60, 48.06, 99.38 |
| Yxy | 48.06, 0.2666, 0.2390 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.86, 21.47, -37.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.32, 20.74, -41.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 68% · Blue 99%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCAEFD
.text { color: #BCAEFD; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 174, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 174, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 174, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCAEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFFDAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCAEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCAEFD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCAEFD: ·
How #BCAEFD 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 #BCAEFD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCAEFD?
#BCAEFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 174, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAEFD?
#BCAEFD is RGB 188, 174, 253 — HSL 251°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 26%, 31%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #BCAEFD?
Its complement is #EFFDAF; analogous partners are #AFC8FD and #E4AFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCAEFD for text?
Black text on #BCAEFD has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.