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#AFACFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#AFACFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #AFACFB 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.

#AFACFB 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 #F8FBAC; it also sits naturally between #ACD1FB and #D6ACFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFACFB · RGB 175, 172, 251

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Color values

HEX#AFACFB
RGB175, 172, 251
HSL242°, 91%, 83%
HSV242°, 31%, 98%
CMYK30%, 31%, 0%, 2%
XYZ49.84, 45.58, 97.44
Yxy45.58, 0.2584, 0.2364
CIE-Lab73.27, 18.40, -38.81
Hunter Lab67.52, 17.51, -43.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 67% · Blue 98%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AFACFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFACFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFACFB

.text { color: #AFACFB; }
.background { background-color: #AFACFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFACFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 172, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFACFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 172, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFACFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 172, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFACFB

#8985F9#635EF7#3E37F6#1810F4#110AD6#0E08AF#0B0688#080561#05033A#020113

Tints of #AFACFB

#B4B1FB#BDBBFC#C2C0FC#C6C5FC#D0CEFD#D5D3FD#D9D8FD#DEDDFD#E7E7FE#ECECFE

Tones of #AFACFB

#B4B2F5#B9B7F0#BFBDEA#C4C3E5#C9C8DF#CECED9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FBAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.08:1 Fails
Against black text10.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFACFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFACFB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AFACFB: ·

How #AFACFB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AEAEE8Deuteranopia · #AEAEE3Tritanopia · #AFD9D5

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFACFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdfdbd
#FDFDBD · #C8FFD4 · #B8E8FC · #B1AFFF
Palette Ffe9d0
#FFE9D0 · #FFFED3 · #BBE9FF · #B1AFFF
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette Fff9ca
#FFF9CA · #FFDEB4 · #FFB4B4 · #B2A4FF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B1AFFF#B1B2FF#B2A5FF#B2A4FF#A5AEFF#ADA2FF#B2B1F1#ABADEF#B7B1F2#B8B5FF#B5B7F4#B3ACED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFACFA  ·  #AFACFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFACFB?

#AFACFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 172, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFACFB?

#AFACFB is RGB 175, 172, 251 — HSL 242°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AFACFB?

Its complement is #F8FBAC; analogous partners are #ACD1FB and #D6ACFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFACFB for text?

Black text on #AFACFB has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.