Palettes / Colors / #A5BCFE
#A5BCFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#A5BCFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #A5BCFE 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.
#A5BCFE 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 #FEE6A4; it also sits naturally between #A4E9FE and #B9A4FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A5BCFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 165, 188, 254 |
| HSL | 224°, 98%, 82% |
| HSV | 224°, 35%, 100% |
| CMYK | 35%, 26%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 51.39, 51.12, 100.92 |
| Yxy | 51.12, 0.2526, 0.2513 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.75, 7.54, -35.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.50, 7.10, -38.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 65% · Green 74% · Blue 100%
Cyan 35% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A5BCFE
.text { color: #A5BCFE; }
.background { background-color: #A5BCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5BCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 188, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5BCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 188, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5BCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 188, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A5BCFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5BCFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEE6A4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A5BCFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A5BCFE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A5BCFE: ·
How #A5BCFE 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 #A5BCFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A5BCFE?
#A5BCFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 165, 188, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A5BCFE?
#A5BCFE is RGB 165, 188, 254 — HSL 224°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 35%, 26%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #A5BCFE?
Its complement is #FEE6A4; analogous partners are #A4E9FE and #B9A4FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A5BCFE for text?
Black text on #A5BCFE has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.