Palettes / Colors / #BFAEFB
#BFAEFB — Pale Vivid Blue
#BFAEFB 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 #BFAEFB 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.
#BFAEFB 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 #EAFBAC; it also sits naturally between #ACC3FB and #E5ACFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAEFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 251 |
| HSL | 253°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 253°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 24%, 31%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 54.03, 48.31, 97.74 |
| Yxy | 48.31, 0.2700, 0.2415 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.02, 21.87, -36.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.51, 21.17, -39.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 98%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 31% · 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 #BFAEFB
.text { color: #BFAEFB; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAEFB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFAEFB
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Tones of #BFAEFB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAFBAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAEFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEFB
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 #BFAEFB: ·
How #BFAEFB 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 #BFAEFB 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 #BFAEFB?
#BFAEFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 174, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEFB?
#BFAEFB is RGB 191, 174, 251 — HSL 253°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 24%, 31%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BFAEFB?
Its complement is #EAFBAC; analogous partners are #ACC3FB and #E5ACFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAEFB for text?
Black text on #BFAEFB has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.