Palettes / Colors / #A3CEEB

#A3CEEB — Light Blue

#A3CEEB 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 #A3CEEB 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.

#A3CEEB 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 #EBC0A3; it also sits naturally between #A3EBE4 and #A3AAEB. 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 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3CEEB

.text { color: #A3CEEB; }
.background { background-color: #A3CEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3CEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3CEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3CEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 206, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3CEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3CEEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBC0A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3CEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3CEEB

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 #A3CEEB 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 #A3CEEB 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 #A3CEEB?

#A3CEEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 163, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3CEEB?

#A3CEEB is RGB 163, 206, 235 — HSL 204°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A3CEEB?

Its complement is #EBC0A3; analogous partners are #A3EBE4 and #A3AAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3CEEB for text?

Black text on #A3CEEB has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.