Palettes / Colors / #A09EFF

#A09EFF — Light Vivid Blue

#A09EFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#A09EFF 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 #FDFF9E; it also sits naturally between #9ECDFF and #D09EFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 62% · Blue 100%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #A09EFF

.text { color: #A09EFF; }
.background { background-color: #A09EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A09EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 158, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A09EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 158, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A09EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 158, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A09EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A09EFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A09EFF

Tints of #A09EFF

Tones of #A09EFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFF9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A09EFF: #000000.

How #A09EFF 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 #A09EFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A09EFE  ·  #A09F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A09EFF?

#A09EFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 160, 158, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A09EFF?

#A09EFF is RGB 160, 158, 255 — HSL 241°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 37%, 38%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A09EFF?

Its complement is #FDFF9E; analogous partners are #9ECDFF and #D09EFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A09EFF for text?

Black text on #A09EFF has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.