Palettes / Colors / #AFBADE

#AFBADE — Light Muted Blue

#AFBADE 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 #AFBADE 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.

#AFBADE 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 #DED3AF; it also sits naturally between #AFD2DE and #BCAFDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFBADE

.text { color: #AFBADE; }
.background { background-color: #AFBADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 186, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 186, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 186, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFBADE

Tints of #AFBADE

Tones of #AFBADE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED3AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFBADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFBADE

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:

How #AFBADE 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 #AFBADE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFBADD  ·  #AFBADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBADE?

#AFBADE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 186, 222). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBADE?

#AFBADE is RGB 175, 186, 222 — HSL 226°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 21%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFBADE?

Its complement is #DED3AF; analogous partners are #AFD2DE and #BCAFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBADE for text?

Black text on #AFBADE has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.