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#A4E2FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#A4E2FF 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 #A4E2FF 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.

#A4E2FF 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 #FFC0A3; it also sits naturally between #A3FFEE and #A3B4FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4E2FF · RGB 164, 226, 255

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Color values

HEX#A4E2FF
RGB164, 226, 255
HSL199°, 100%, 82%
HSV199°, 36%, 100%
CMYK36%, 11%, 0%, 0%
XYZ60.56, 69.51, 104.83
Yxy69.51, 0.2578, 0.2959
CIE-Lab86.75, -12.66, -20.33
Hunter Lab83.37, -11.98, -21.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4E2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4E2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4E2FF

.text { color: #A4E2FF; }
.background { background-color: #A4E2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 226, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 226, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 226, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4E2FF

#7AD5FF#52C8FF#2EBDFF#05B0FF#0096DB#007AB3#005E8A#004666#002A3D#000E14

Tints of #A4E2FF

#A8E4FF#B3E7FF#B8E8FF#C2ECFF#C7EDFF#CCEFFF#D6F2FF#DBF4FF#E5F7FF#EBF9FF

Tones of #A4E2FF

#AAE0F9#B1DDF2#B7DBEB#BDD8E5#C4D6DE#CBD3D8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC0A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4E2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E2FF

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 #A4E2FF: ·

How #A4E2FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFF8Deuteranopia · #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 #A4E2FF 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

← #A4E2FE  ·  #A4E300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E2FF?

#A4E2FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 226, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E2FF?

#A4E2FF is RGB 164, 226, 255 — HSL 199°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A4E2FF?

Its complement is #FFC0A3; analogous partners are #A3FFEE and #A3B4FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E2FF for text?

Black text on #A4E2FF has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.