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#A4CEEA — Light Blue

#A4CEEA 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 #A4CEEA 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.

#A4CEEA 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 #EAC0A4; it also sits naturally between #A4EAE3 and #A4ABEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4CEEA · RGB 164, 206, 234

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Color values

HEX#A4CEEA
RGB164, 206, 234
HSL204°, 62%, 78%
HSV204°, 30%, 92%
CMYK30%, 12%, 0%, 8%
XYZ52.23, 57.98, 86.28
Yxy57.98, 0.2658, 0.2951
CIE-Lab80.73, -7.37, -18.31
Hunter Lab76.14, -6.84, -18.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4CEEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4CEEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4CEEA

.text { color: #A4CEEA; }
.background { background-color: #A4CEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4CEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4CEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4CEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 206, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4CEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4CEEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4CEEA

#87BEE3#66ACDB#499DD4#2F8AC6#2876A9#21618C#194B6B#12364E#0B202D#040B11

Tints of #A4CEEA

#ACD2EC#B5D7EE#B9D9EF#C1DDF0#C9E2F2#D2E6F4#DAEBF6#DEEDF7#E6F2F9#EEF6FB

Tones of #A4CEEA

#A9CDE5#AECCE0#B3CBDB#B8CAD6#BDC9D1#C2C8CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAC0A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4CEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4CEEA

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 #A4CEEA: ·

How #A4CEEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B7E3Deuteranopia · #B4B1E2Tritanopia · #A6DEDD

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4CEEA rather than the exact color:

Gentle Zephyr
#924311 · #E75B36 · #5DB4EC · #A4D2EE
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8
Palette 0b2447
#0B2447 · #19376D · #576CBC · #A5D7E8
Mellow Whisper
#AAD0E3 · #87BDD9 · #529CC2 · #31779B

Similar colors

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

#A4D2EE#A6C8EB#A6D0E4#A8C8E8#A5D7E8#AAD0E3#A7C5EB#A7C7F1#AAD6E7#A1D8E9#A8D8EA#ACCCE3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4CEE9  ·  #A4CEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4CEEA?

#A4CEEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4CEEA?

#A4CEEA is RGB 164, 206, 234 — HSL 204°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 30%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A4CEEA?

Its complement is #EAC0A4; analogous partners are #A4EAE3 and #A4ABEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4CEEA for text?

Black text on #A4CEEA has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.