Close to Light Sky Blue
#A4CDFD
#A4CDFD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 80.4% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 96% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A4CDFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.65:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.73:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.65:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.73:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A4CDFD as they’d see it.
#A4CDFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A4CDFD
What color is #A4CDFD?
#A4CDFD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 80.4% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 96% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A4CDFD in RGB?
#A4CDFD is rgb(164, 205, 253): 164 red, 205 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A4CDFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(35, 19, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A4CDFD?
PANTONE 278 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A4CDFD?
Its complement #E9C397 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.