Palettes / Colors / #A3ABFF

#A3ABFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#A3ABFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#A3ABFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFF7A3; it also sits naturally between #A3D9FF and #C9A3FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 67% · Blue 100%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A3ABFF

.text { color: #A3ABFF; }
.background { background-color: #A3ABFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3ABFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 171, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3ABFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 171, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3ABFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 171, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3ABFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3ABFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF7A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3ABFF: #000000.

How #A3ABFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A3ABFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A3ABFE  ·  #A3AC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3ABFF?

#A3ABFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 163, 171, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3ABFF?

#A3ABFF is RGB 163, 171, 255 — HSL 235°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 33%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A3ABFF?

Its complement is #FFF7A3; analogous partners are #A3D9FF and #C9A3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3ABFF for text?

Black text on #A3ABFF has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.