What color is #A4DEFF?

#A4DEFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Droplet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4DEFF?

The RGB value is 164, 222, 255: 164 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4DEFF?

The complementary color is #FFC5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4DEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4DEFF color

#A4DEFF rgb(164, 222, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A4DEFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 87.1% green and 100% blue (164, 222, 255).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Droplet (#AADDFF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#A4DEFF color codes

HEX	`#A4DEFF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 222, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 87.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.68, -10.62, -21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.68, 24.37, 244.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.475, 67.352, 104.455)`
Decimal	`10804991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4DEFF, 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 #A4DEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4DEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #A4DEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4deff; }
.text { color: #a4deff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4deff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 222 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4deff, #a4b0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4DEFF?: #A4DEFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Droplet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4DEFF?: The RGB value is 164, 222, 255: 164 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4DEFF?: The complementary color is #FFC5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4DEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.