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#A4E9FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#A4E9FF 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 #A4E9FF 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.

#A4E9FF 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 #FFBAA3; it also sits naturally between #A3FFE8 and #A3BAFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4E9FF · RGB 164, 233, 255

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Color values

HEX#A4E9FF
RGB164, 233, 255
HSL195°, 100%, 82%
HSV195°, 36%, 100%
CMYK36%, 9%, 0%, 0%
XYZ62.50, 73.39, 105.48
Yxy73.39, 0.2589, 0.3041
CIE-Lab88.63, -16.22, -17.49
Hunter Lab85.67, -15.36, -18.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 91% · Blue 100%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4E9FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4E9FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4E9FF

.text { color: #A4E9FF; }
.background { background-color: #A4E9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 233, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 233, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 233, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E9FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4E9FF

#7ADEFF#52D4FF#2ECBFF#05C1FF#00A4DB#0086B3#00678A#004D66#002E3D#000F14

Tints of #A4E9FF

#A8E9FF#B3ECFF#B8EDFF#C2F0FF#C7F1FF#CCF2FF#D6F5FF#DBF6FF#E5F9FF#EBFAFF

Tones of #A4E9FF

#AAE5F9#B1E1F2#B7DEEB#BDDBE5#C4D8DE#CBD4D8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBAA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4E9FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E9FF

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 #A4E9FF: ·

How #A4E9FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C2FADeuteranopia · #BEB9F8Tritanopia · #A7F5F5

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 #A4E9FF rather than the exact color:

Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #A1E3F9 · #D1F8EF
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #CCF2F4 · #A4EBF3 · #AAAAAA

Similar colors

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

#A0E9FF#A7E6FF#A1EAFB#A1E3F9#A0DEFF#A4EBF3#AEE2FF#9FECF4#98E4FF#AEE1FC#A6F6FF#9EDDFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4E9FE  ·  #A4EA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E9FF?

#A4E9FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 233, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E9FF?

#A4E9FF is RGB 164, 233, 255 — HSL 195°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 9%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A4E9FF?

Its complement is #FFBAA3; analogous partners are #A3FFE8 and #A3BAFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E9FF for text?

Black text on #A4E9FF has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.