Palettes / Colors / #AFAEE3
#AFAEE3 — Light Muted Blue
#AFAEE3 is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #AFAEE3 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.
#AFAEE3 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 #E3E4AF; it also sits naturally between #AFC9E4 and #CAAFE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFAEE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 174, 227 |
| HSL | 241°, 49%, 79% |
| HSV | 241°, 23%, 89% |
| CMYK | 23%, 23%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 46.68, 44.93, 78.89 |
| Yxy | 44.93, 0.2738, 0.2635 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.85, 11.53, -26.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.03, 10.75, -27.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 68% · Blue 89%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFAEE3
.text { color: #AFAEE3; }
.background { background-color: #AFAEE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFAEE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 174, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 49%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFAEE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 174, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFAEE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 174, 227, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFAEE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFAEE3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFAEE3
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Tones of #AFAEE3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3E4AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.99:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFAEE3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFAEE3
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 #AFAEE3: ·
How #AFAEE3 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 #AFAEE3 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 #AFAEE3?
#AFAEE3 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 174, 227). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFAEE3?
#AFAEE3 is RGB 175, 174, 227 — HSL 241°, 49%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 23%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #AFAEE3?
Its complement is #E3E4AF; analogous partners are #AFC9E4 and #CAAFE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFAEE3 for text?
Black text on #AFAEE3 has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.