Palettes / Colors / #A49AFE

#A49AFE — Light Vivid Blue

#A49AFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#A49AFE 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 #F4FE9A; it also sits naturally between #9AC2FE and #D69AFE. 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 64% · Green 60% · Blue 100%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A49AFE

.text { color: #A49AFE; }
.background { background-color: #A49AFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A49AFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 154, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 98%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A49AFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 154, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A49AFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 154, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A49AFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A49AFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FE9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A49AFE: #000000.

How #A49AFE 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 #A49AFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A49AFD  ·  #A49AFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A49AFE?

#A49AFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 154, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A49AFE?

#A49AFE is RGB 164, 154, 254 — HSL 246°, 98%, 80% — CMYK 35%, 39%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A49AFE?

Its complement is #F4FE9A; analogous partners are #9AC2FE and #D69AFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A49AFE for text?

Black text on #A49AFE has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.