Palettes / Colors / #BDABFD

#BDABFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#BDABFD 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 #BDABFD 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.

#BDABFD 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 #EBFDAA; it also sits naturally between #AAC2FD and #E5AAFD. 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 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDABFD

.text { color: #BDABFD; }
.background { background-color: #BDABFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFDAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDABFD

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 #BDABFD 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 #BDABFD 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

← #BDABFC  ·  #BDABFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABFD?

#BDABFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 171, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABFD?

#BDABFD is RGB 189, 171, 253 — HSL 253°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 25%, 32%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BDABFD?

Its complement is #EBFDAA; analogous partners are #AAC2FD and #E5AAFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABFD for text?

Black text on #BDABFD has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.