Palettes / Colors / #BFAEF8
#BFAEF8 — Pale Vivid Blue
#BFAEF8 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 #BFAEF8 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.
#BFAEF8 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 #E7F8AF; it also sits naturally between #AFC3F8 and #E5AFF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAEF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 248 |
| HSL | 254°, 84%, 83% |
| HSV | 254°, 30%, 97% |
| CMYK | 23%, 30%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 53.57, 48.13, 95.27 |
| Yxy | 48.13, 0.2720, 0.2443 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.90, 21.17, -34.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.37, 20.45, -38.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 97%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFAEF8
.text { color: #BFAEF8; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 84%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAEF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAEF8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7F8AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAEF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEF8
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 #BFAEF8: ·
How #BFAEF8 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 #BFAEF8 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 #BFAEF8?
#BFAEF8 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 174, 248). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEF8?
#BFAEF8 is RGB 191, 174, 248 — HSL 254°, 84%, 83% — CMYK 23%, 30%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #BFAEF8?
Its complement is #E7F8AF; analogous partners are #AFC3F8 and #E5AFF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAEF8 for text?
Black text on #BFAEF8 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.