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#A697FC — Light Vivid Blue

#A697FC is a blue color we call Light 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 #A697FC 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.

#A697FC 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 #EDFC97; it also sits naturally between #97BAFC and #D997FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A697FC · RGB 166, 151, 252

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Color values

HEX#A697FC
RGB166, 151, 252
HSL249°, 94%, 79%
HSV249°, 40%, 99%
CMYK34%, 40%, 0%, 1%
XYZ44.36, 37.27, 96.95
Yxy37.27, 0.2484, 0.2087
CIE-Lab67.48, 28.03, -48.48
Hunter Lab61.05, 26.56, -56.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 59% · Blue 99%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A697FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A697FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A697FC

.text { color: #A697FC; }
.background { background-color: #A697FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A697FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 151, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A697FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 151, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A697FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 151, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A697FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A697FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A697FC

#8974FB#674DF9#492AF8#2B07F2#2506D0#1E05A8#180486#11035E#0A023B#030114

Tints of #A697FC

#AFA1FC#B3A6FC#BBB0FD#C4BAFD#CCC4FD#D0C9FD#D9D2FE#E1DCFE#E6E1FE#EEEBFE

Tones of #A697FC

#AB9EF5#B0A6ED#B5ADE6#BAB4DF#BFBBD8#C5C2D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFC97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.48:1 Fails
Against black text8.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #A697FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A697FC

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 #A697FC: ·

How #A697FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09FE4Deuteranopia · #A0A2DETritanopia · #A5D0CC

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:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A697FC rather than the exact color:

Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9
Velvet Marble
#1AAB2F · #33E0BF · #60A9E7 · #A399F0
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Palette C2ffff
#C2FFFF · #8BDEFF · #A888FF · #26466F

Similar colors

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

#A594F9#A294F9#A399F0#9FA1FF#ADA2FF#A888FF#9E92EF#9694FF#B693FE#B799FF#9896F1#B2A4FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A697FB  ·  #A697FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A697FC?

#A697FC is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 166, 151, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A697FC?

#A697FC is RGB 166, 151, 252 — HSL 249°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 34%, 40%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A697FC?

Its complement is #EDFC97; analogous partners are #97BAFC and #D997FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A697FC for text?

Black text on #A697FC has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.