Palettes / Colors / #BFAEFA
#BFAEFA — Pale Vivid Blue
#BFAEFA 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 #BFAEFA 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.
#BFAEFA 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 #E9FAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEC3FA and #E4AEFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 250 |
| HSL | 253°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 253°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 24%, 30%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 53.88, 48.25, 96.92 |
| Yxy | 48.25, 0.2707, 0.2424 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.98, 21.63, -35.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.46, 20.93, -39.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 98%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 30% · 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 #BFAEFA
.text { color: #BFAEFA; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAEFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9FAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEFA
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 #BFAEFA: ·
How #BFAEFA 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 #BFAEFA 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 #BFAEFA?
#BFAEFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 174, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEFA?
#BFAEFA is RGB 191, 174, 250 — HSL 253°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 24%, 30%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BFAEFA?
Its complement is #E9FAAE; analogous partners are #AEC3FA and #E4AEFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAEFA for text?
Black text on #BFAEFA has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.