Palettes / Colors / #BDABFA

#BDABFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#BDABFA 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 #BDABFA 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.

#BDABFA 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 #E8FAAD; it also sits naturally between #ADC2FA and #E6ADFA. 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 74% · Green 67% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDABFA

.text { color: #BDABFA; }
.background { background-color: #BDABFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDABFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDABFA

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 #BDABFA 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 #BDABFA 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

← #BDABF9  ·  #BDABFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABFA?

#BDABFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 171, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABFA?

#BDABFA is RGB 189, 171, 250 — HSL 254°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 24%, 32%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BDABFA?

Its complement is #E8FAAD; analogous partners are #ADC2FA and #E6ADFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABFA for text?

Black text on #BDABFA has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.