Palettes / Colors / #A9BEEA
#A9BEEA — Light Blue
#A9BEEA 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 #A9BEEA 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.
#A9BEEA 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 #EAD5A9; it also sits naturally between #A9DEEA and #B5A9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A9BEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 169, 190, 234 |
| HSL | 221°, 61%, 79% |
| HSV | 221°, 28%, 92% |
| CMYK | 28%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 49.63, 51.20, 85.11 |
| Yxy | 51.20, 0.2669, 0.2754 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.80, 2.61, -24.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.56, 2.43, -25.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 66% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A9BEEA
.text { color: #A9BEEA; }
.background { background-color: #A9BEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A9BEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 61%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A9BEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A9BEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 190, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A9BEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A9BEEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #A9BEEA
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Tones of #A9BEEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAD5A9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A9BEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A9BEEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A9BEEA: ·
How #A9BEEA 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 #A9BEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A9BEEA?
#A9BEEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 169, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A9BEEA?
#A9BEEA is RGB 169, 190, 234 — HSL 221°, 61%, 79% — CMYK 28%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #A9BEEA?
Its complement is #EAD5A9; analogous partners are #A9DEEA and #B5A9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A9BEEA for text?
Black text on #A9BEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.