Palettes / Colors / #BEAEFC
#BEAEFC — Pale Vivid Blue
#BEAEFC 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 #BEAEFC 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.
#BEAEFC 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 #EDFCB0; it also sits naturally between #B0C7FC and #E5B0FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEAEFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 174, 252 |
| HSL | 252°, 93%, 84% |
| HSV | 252°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 25%, 31%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 53.94, 48.25, 98.57 |
| Yxy | 48.25, 0.2687, 0.2403 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.98, 21.81, -36.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.46, 21.10, -40.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 99%
Cyan 25% · 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 #BEAEFC
.text { color: #BEAEFC; }
.background { background-color: #BEAEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 174, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 174, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 174, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEAEFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAEFC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDFCB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEAEFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEAEFC
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 #BEAEFC: ·
How #BEAEFC 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 #BEAEFC 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 #BEAEFC?
#BEAEFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 174, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAEFC?
#BEAEFC is RGB 190, 174, 252 — HSL 252°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 31%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #BEAEFC?
Its complement is #EDFCB0; analogous partners are #B0C7FC and #E5B0FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEAEFC for text?
Black text on #BEAEFC has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.