#A4D7FF Color

#A4D7FF is rgb(164, 215, 255) in RGB, hsl(206, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 16%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4D7FF

HEX#A4D7FF

RGBrgb(164, 215, 255)

HSLhsl(206, 100%, 82%)

HSVhsv(206, 36%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 16%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.077 242.4)

LABlab(83.46% -9.91 -25.24)

LCHlch(83.46% 27.11 248.57)

What #A4D7FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A4D7FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 5.08 Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 5.72 Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 6.53 Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.13 Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 7.26 Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 7.89

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A4D7FF Channel Values

How #A4D7FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 164 · G 215 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 206° · S 100% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 206° · S 36% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.74:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4D7FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4D7FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4D7FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #A4D7FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #A4D7FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A4D7FF

Protanopia#CFCFFF

Protanomaly#C0D3FF

Deuteranopia#C8C8FF

Deuteranomaly#BBCEFF

Tritanopia#9CDDDD

Tritanomaly#9FDAEB

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #A4D7FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a4d7ff: #A4D7FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4D7FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4d7ff': '#A4D7FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.843, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_a4d7ff">#A4D7FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#A4D7FF"

More Blue Colors

#A4D7FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#A4D7FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4D7FF?

#A4D7FF is a lightest blue — rgb(164, 215, 255) in RGB and hsl(206, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #A4D7FF?

#A4D7FF is rgb(164, 215, 255) — red 164, green 215, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4D7FF?

#A4D7FF converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 16%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4D7FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4D7FF scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4D7FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4D7FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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