Palettes / Colors / #A8BBFF

#A8BBFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#A8BBFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#A8BBFF 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 #FFECA8; it also sits naturally between #A8E6FF and #C1A8FF. 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 66% · Green 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8BBFF

.text { color: #A8BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #A8BBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8BBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 187, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8BBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 187, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8BBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 187, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8BBFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8BBFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFECA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8BBFF: #000000.

How #A8BBFF 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 #A8BBFF 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 #A8BBFF?

#A8BBFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 187, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8BBFF?

#A8BBFF is RGB 168, 187, 255 — HSL 227°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 34%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A8BBFF?

Its complement is #FFECA8; analogous partners are #A8E6FF and #C1A8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8BBFF for text?

Black text on #A8BBFF has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.