Palettes / Colors / #A9AFFE

#A9AFFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#A9AFFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#A9AFFE 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 #FEF8A9; it also sits naturally between #A9D9FE and #CEA9FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 69% · Blue 100%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A9AFFE

.text { color: #A9AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #A9AFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A9AFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A9AFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A9AFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 175, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A9AFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A9AFFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEF8A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A9AFFE: #000000.

How #A9AFFE 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 #A9AFFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A9AFFD  ·  #A9AFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A9AFFE?

#A9AFFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 169, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A9AFFE?

#A9AFFE is RGB 169, 175, 254 — HSL 236°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 33%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A9AFFE?

Its complement is #FEF8A9; analogous partners are #A9D9FE and #CEA9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A9AFFE for text?

Black text on #A9AFFE has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.