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#A4BEEA — Light Blue

#A4BEEA 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 #A4BEEA 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.

#A4BEEA 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 #EAD0A4; it also sits naturally between #A4E0EA and #ADA4EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4BEEA · RGB 164, 190, 234

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Color values

HEX#A4BEEA
RGB164, 190, 234
HSL218°, 62%, 78%
HSV218°, 30%, 92%
CMYK30%, 19%, 0%, 8%
XYZ48.57, 50.66, 85.06
Yxy50.66, 0.2636, 0.2749
CIE-Lab76.47, 1.17, -24.76
Hunter Lab71.18, 1.08, -25.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 75% · Blue 92%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4BEEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4BEEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4BEEA

.text { color: #A4BEEA; }
.background { background-color: #A4BEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4BEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4BEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4BEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 190, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4BEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4BEEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4BEEA

#87A9E3#6691DB#497CD4#2F66C6#2857A9#21488C#19376B#12284E#0B172D#040911

Tints of #A4BEEA

#ACC4EC#B5CAEE#B9CCEF#C1D2F0#C9D8F2#D2DEF4#DAE4F6#DEE7F7#E6EDF9#EEF3FB

Tones of #A4BEEA

#A9BFE5#AEC0E0#B3C2DB#B8C3D6#BDC4D1#C2C6CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD0A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4BEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4BEEA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A4BEEA: ·

How #A4BEEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AFAFDFDeuteranopia · #AEACDDTritanopia · #A5D7D5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4BEEA rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Bloom
#1A508A · #D7287D · #73C525 · #A9BEE5
Honey Cascade
#ABBFED · #4976DF · #2A52B2 · #0F265C
Palette Cd5d7d
#CD5D7D · #F6ECF0 · #A7C5EB · #949CDF
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Silent Ruby Solace
#1C39BC · #E03050 · #5FE342 · #A6B6E8
Serene Dusk
#0D3076 · #34ADAB · #38DACE · #9DC2ED

Similar colors

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

#A9BEE5#ABBFED#A7C5EB#9DBEEE#A6B6E8#9DC2ED#A1C2F1#A1B8F1#9DC3EF#A6C8EB#A8B4EA#A0BFE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4BEE9  ·  #A4BEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4BEEA?

#A4BEEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4BEEA?

#A4BEEA is RGB 164, 190, 234 — HSL 218°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 30%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A4BEEA?

Its complement is #EAD0A4; analogous partners are #A4E0EA and #ADA4EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4BEEA for text?

Black text on #A4BEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.