Palettes / Colors / #BDABFF

#BDABFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#BDABFF 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 #BDABFF 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.

#BDABFF 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 #EDFFAD; it also sits naturally between #ADC5FF and #E8ADFF. 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 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDABFF

.text { color: #BDABFF; }
.background { background-color: #BDABFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFFAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDABFF

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 #BDABFF 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 #BDABFF 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

← #BDABFE  ·  #BDAC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABFF?

#BDABFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 171, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABFF?

#BDABFF is RGB 189, 171, 255 — HSL 253°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 26%, 33%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDABFF?

Its complement is #EDFFAD; analogous partners are #ADC5FF and #E8ADFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABFF for text?

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