Palettes / Colors / #BEABFA
#BEABFA — Pale Vivid Blue
#BEABFA 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 #BEABFA 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.
#BEABFA 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.
Color values
| HEX | #BEABFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 171, 250 |
| HSL | 254°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 254°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 24%, 32%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 53.05, 46.98, 96.71 |
| Yxy | 46.98, 0.2697, 0.2388 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.17, 23.00, -36.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.54, 22.24, -40.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · 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
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CSS code for #BEABFA
.text { color: #BEABFA; }
.background { background-color: #BEABFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEABFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 171, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEABFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 171, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEABFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 171, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEABFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEABFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8FAAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEABFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEABFA
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 #BEABFA: ·
How #BEABFA 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 #BEABFA 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 #BEABFA?
#BEABFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 171, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEABFA?
#BEABFA is RGB 190, 171, 250 — HSL 254°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 24%, 32%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BEABFA?
Its complement is #E8FAAD; analogous partners are #ADC2FA and #E6ADFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEABFA for text?
Black text on #BEABFA has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.