3/16" Blue Acrylic Sheet
Color 2050 · 3/16" thick
3/16" Blue translucent acrylic (plexiglass), cut to your exact size from 11″ to 48″ per side. Choose a standard size or enter custom dimensions, add flame- or diamond-polished edges, and see the price instantly.
3/16" blue in practice
Translucent stock diffuses rather than transmits, and thickness controls how much: at 3/16" it softens a light source considerably, hiding lamps and LEDs behind an even glow at the cost of brightness.
Here the sheet starts to feel stiff in the hand and spans further without visible bow, while staying easy to cut and drill on ordinary tools.
In a laser: CO2 cuts it without trouble. A diode usually will too — pigment is what absorbs the beam — but translucent shades vary, so test an offcut before committing a sheet.
3/16" blue (color 2050) starts at $7.45 for a 12″ × 12″ piece at this thickness, and weighs about 1.17 lb per square foot, so a 24″ × 48″ piece comes to roughly 9.4 lb — worth knowing before you size a panel someone has to lift or ship.
Why 3/16" blue acrylic?
A middle step between 1/8″ and 1/4″. The extra thickness adds noticeably more rigidity while keeping weight down, so it holds its shape better across medium panels — useful for signage, partitions, and light-duty panels that need a bit more backbone than 1/8″.
About Blue acrylic
Blue 2050 is a translucent blue — a deep, saturated blue that reads solid in daylight and lights up to an even blue glow from behind. A common choice for illuminated signage, light panels, and colored displays that need a strong blue lit or unlit. It's one of several blues we stock; if you're matching an exact shade, request a chip and reference the 2050 code.
Made to order. Not every color and thickness is stocked at all times — if yours is temporarily out, we make or source it and ship as soon as it's back in stock. On a deadline? Email us before you order and we'll confirm your expected ship date.