Close to Cornflower Blue
#A09EFE
#A09EFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 62% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 241°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A09EFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A09EFE as they’d see it.
#A09EFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #A09EFE
What color is #A09EFE?
#A09EFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 62% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 241°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A09EFE in RGB?
#A09EFE is rgb(160, 158, 254): 160 red, 158 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A09EFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(37, 38, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A09EFE?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A09EFE?
Its complement #A8AE48 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.