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#A4E2FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#A4E2FE 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 #A4E2FE 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.

#A4E2FE 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 #FEC1A4; it also sits naturally between #A4FEEE and #A4B5FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4E2FE · RGB 164, 226, 254

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Color values

HEX#A4E2FE
RGB164, 226, 254
HSL199°, 98%, 82%
HSV199°, 35%, 100%
CMYK35%, 11%, 0%, 0%
XYZ60.40, 69.44, 103.99
Yxy69.44, 0.2583, 0.2970
CIE-Lab86.72, -12.91, -19.85
Hunter Lab83.33, -12.20, -20.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4E2FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4E2FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4E2FE

.text { color: #A4E2FE; }
.background { background-color: #A4E2FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E2FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 226, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E2FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 226, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E2FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 226, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E2FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E2FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4E2FE

#7CD5FE#53C7FD#30BCFD#08AFFD#0295D9#0279B1#015E88#014565#012A3D#000E14

Tints of #A4E2FE

#A9E3FE#B3E6FE#B8E8FE#C2EBFE#C7EDFE#CDEFFE#D7F2FF#DCF4FF#E6F7FF#EBF8FF

Tones of #A4E2FE

#ABDFF8#B1DDF1#B7DBEB#BED8E4#C4D6DE#CBD3D8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEC1A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4E2FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E2FE

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 #A4E2FE: ·

How #A4E2FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFF7Deuteranopia · #BBB7F6Tritanopia · #A7F2F1

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 #A4E2FE rather than the exact color:

Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #A1E3F9 · #D1F8EF
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD
Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9

Similar colors

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

#A7E6FF#A0DEFF#A1E3F9#9EDDFF#A0E9FF#A1EAFB#AEE2FF#A3D8FF#AEE1FC#AEDEFC#9ADCFF#98E4FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4E2FD  ·  #A4E2FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E2FE?

#A4E2FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 226, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E2FE?

#A4E2FE is RGB 164, 226, 254 — HSL 199°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 35%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A4E2FE?

Its complement is #FEC1A4; analogous partners are #A4FEEE and #A4B5FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E2FE for text?

Black text on #A4E2FE has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.