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#A4DDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#A4DDFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #A4DDFF 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.

#A4DDFF 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 #FFC5A3; it also sits naturally between #A3FFF3 and #A3AFFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4DDFF · RGB 164, 221, 255

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Color values

HEX#A4DDFF
RGB164, 221, 255
HSL202°, 100%, 82%
HSV202°, 36%, 100%
CMYK36%, 13%, 0%, 0%
XYZ59.22, 66.83, 104.39
Yxy66.83, 0.2570, 0.2900
CIE-Lab85.42, -10.09, -22.35
Hunter Lab81.75, -9.54, -23.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4DDFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4DDFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4DDFF

.text { color: #A4DDFF; }
.background { background-color: #A4DDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4DDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 221, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4DDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 221, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4DDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 221, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4DDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4DDFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4DDFF

#7ACEFF#52BFFF#2EB2FF#05A3FF#008BDB#0071B3#00578A#004166#00273D#000D14

Tints of #A4DDFF

#A8DFFF#B3E3FF#B8E5FF#C2E9FF#C7EAFF#CCECFF#D6F0FF#DBF2FF#E5F6FF#EBF8FF

Tones of #A4DDFF

#AADCF9#B1DAF2#B7D8EB#BDD6E5#C4D5DE#CBD3D8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC5A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4DDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4DDFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A4DDFF: ·

How #A4DDFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBDF7Deuteranopia · #B9B5F5Tritanopia · #A7F0EF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4DDFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Palette Ff76ce
#FF76CE · #FDFFC2 · #94FFD8 · #A3D8FF
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #A1E3F9 · #D1F8EF
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette 9adcff
#9ADCFF · #FFF89A · #FFB2A6 · #FF8AAE

Similar colors

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

#A0DEFF#A3D8FF#9EDDFF#A1E3F9#A7E6FF#9ADCFF#AEDEFC#AEE2FF#AEE1FC#9CD5FF#A3D8F4#A0E9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4DDFE  ·  #A4DE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4DDFF?

#A4DDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 221, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4DDFF?

#A4DDFF is RGB 164, 221, 255 — HSL 202°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A4DDFF?

Its complement is #FFC5A3; analogous partners are #A3FFF3 and #A3AFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4DDFF for text?

Black text on #A4DDFF has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.