Palettes / Colors / #A3CAEB

#A3CAEB — Light Blue

#A3CAEB is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #A3CAEB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A3CAEB 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 #EBC3A3; it also sits naturally between #A3EBE7 and #A3A7EB. 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 79% · Blue 92%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3CAEB

.text { color: #A3CAEB; }
.background { background-color: #A3CAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3CAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 202, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3CAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 202, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3CAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 202, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3CAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3CAEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBC3A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3CAEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3CAEB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A3CAEB 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 #A3CAEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3CAEB?

#A3CAEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 163, 202, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3CAEB?

#A3CAEB is RGB 163, 202, 235 — HSL 207°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 14%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A3CAEB?

Its complement is #EBC3A3; analogous partners are #A3EBE7 and #A3A7EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3CAEB for text?

Black text on #A3CAEB has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.