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#A699FA — Light Vivid Blue

#A699FA 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 #A699FA 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.

#A699FA 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 #EDFA99; it also sits naturally between #99BCFA and #D699FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A699FA · RGB 166, 153, 250

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Color values

HEX#A699FA
RGB166, 153, 250
HSL248°, 91%, 79%
HSV248°, 39%, 98%
CMYK34%, 39%, 0%, 2%
XYZ44.37, 37.79, 95.40
Yxy37.79, 0.2499, 0.2128
CIE-Lab67.87, 26.38, -46.78
Hunter Lab61.47, 24.93, -54.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 60% · Blue 98%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A699FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A699FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A699FA

.text { color: #A699FA; }
.background { background-color: #A699FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A699FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 153, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A699FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 153, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A699FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 153, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A699FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A699FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A699FA

#8877F9#6650F7#482EF5#2A0BEF#240ACD#1D08A6#170684#10045D#0A033A#030113

Tints of #A699FA

#AEA2FB#B2A7FB#BBB1FB#C3BBFC#CCC5FC#D0C9FC#D9D3FD#E1DDFD#E5E2FE#EEECFE

Tones of #A699FA

#ABA0F3#B0A7EC#B5AEE5#BAB5DE#BFBCD7#C4C2D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFA99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #A699FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A699FA

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 #A699FA: ·

How #A699FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A0A0E3Deuteranopia · #A1A2DDTritanopia · #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 #A699FA 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
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF

Similar colors

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

#A594F9#A294F9#A399F0#9FA1FF#ADA2FF#9E92EF#9896F1#B2A4FF#9694FF#B693FE#B2A5FF#B799FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A699F9  ·  #A699FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A699FA?

#A699FA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 166, 153, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A699FA?

#A699FA is RGB 166, 153, 250 — HSL 248°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 34%, 39%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #A699FA?

Its complement is #EDFA99; analogous partners are #99BCFA and #D699FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A699FA for text?

Black text on #A699FA has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.