Palettes / Colors / #AFBCDA

#AFBCDA — Light Muted Blue

#AFBCDA 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 #AFBCDA 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.

#AFBCDA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DACDAF; it also sits naturally between #AFD1DA and #B7AFDA. 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 74% · Blue 85%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFBCDA

.text { color: #AFBCDA; }
.background { background-color: #AFBCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 188, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 188, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 188, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFBCDA

Tints of #AFBCDA

Tones of #AFBCDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DACDAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFBCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFBCDA

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 #AFBCDA 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 #AFBCDA 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

← #AFBCD9  ·  #AFBCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBCDA?

#AFBCDA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 188, 218). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBCDA?

#AFBCDA is RGB 175, 188, 218 — HSL 222°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 20%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AFBCDA?

Its complement is #DACDAF; analogous partners are #AFD1DA and #B7AFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBCDA for text?

Black text on #AFBCDA has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.