#A3E8FF
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #A3E8FF
#A3E8FF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 91% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.4); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFBAA3 — a melon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A3E8FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.54:1, 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 #A3E8FF?
#A3E8FF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 91% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A3E8FF?
Use black text. Black on #A3E8FF has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A3E8FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFBAA3, and analogous partners are #A3FFE8 and #A3BAFF.