What color is #A1BDFE?

#A1BDFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BDFE?

The RGB value is 161, 189, 254: 161 red, 189 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BDFE?

The complementary color is #FEE2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BDFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BDFE color

#A1BDFE rgb(161, 189, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A1BDFE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.1% green and 99.6% blue (161, 189, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#A1BDFE color codes

HEX	`#A1BDFE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 189, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.1%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 98%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, 5.91, -35.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 35.58, 279.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.78, 51.126, 100.939)`
Decimal	`10599934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BDFE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A1BDFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BDFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A1BDFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bdfe; }
.text { color: #a1bdfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bdfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 189 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bdfe, #b4a1fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A1BDFE?: #A1BDFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BDFE?: The RGB value is 161, 189, 254: 161 red, 189 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BDFE?: The complementary color is #FEE2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BDFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.