Palettes / Colors / #AFDCEF

#AFDCEF — Light Blue

#AFDCEF is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AFDCEF 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 #EFC2AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFE2 and #AEBBEF. 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 86% · Blue 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #AFDCEF

.text { color: #AFDCEF; }
.background { background-color: #AFDCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 220, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 220, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 220, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFDCEF

Tints of #AFDCEF

Tones of #AFDCEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC2AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFDCEF: #000000.

How #AFDCEF 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 #AFDCEF

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFDCEE  ·  #AFDCF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFDCEF?

#AFDCEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 220, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDCEF?

#AFDCEF is RGB 175, 220, 239 — HSL 198°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AFDCEF?

Its complement is #EFC2AE; analogous partners are #AEEFE2 and #AEBBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFDCEF for text?

Black text on #AFDCEF has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.