Palettes / Colors / #BEAEFE
#BEAEFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#BEAEFE 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 #BEAEFE 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.
#BEAEFE 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 #EEFEAE; it also sits naturally between #AEC6FE and #E6AEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEAEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 174, 254 |
| HSL | 252°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 252°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 54.26, 48.38, 100.24 |
| Yxy | 48.38, 0.2675, 0.2384 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.06, 22.28, -37.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.55, 21.59, -42.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEAEFE
.text { color: #BEAEFE; }
.background { background-color: #BEAEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 174, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEAEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEFEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEAEFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEAEFE
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 #BEAEFE: ·
How #BEAEFE 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 #BEAEFE 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 #BEAEFE?
#BEAEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAEFE?
#BEAEFE is RGB 190, 174, 254 — HSL 252°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BEAEFE?
Its complement is #EEFEAE; analogous partners are #AEC6FE and #E6AEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEAEFE for text?
Black text on #BEAEFE has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.