#A3D8FF
Baby Blue · very light cool blue
About #A3D8FF
#A3D8FF is a very light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 85% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 36% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Baby Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFCAA3 (peach), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A3D8FF?
#A3D8FF is a very light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 85% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 36% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A3D8FF?
Use black text. Black on #A3D8FF has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A3D8FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFCAA3, and analogous partners are #A3FFF8 and #A3AAFF.