Palettes / Colors / #AFDFFD

#AFDFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#AFDFFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AFDFFD 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.

#AFDFFD 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 #FDCDAF; it also sits naturally between #AFFDF4 and #AFB8FD. 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 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFDFFD

.text { color: #AFDFFD; }
.background { background-color: #AFDFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 223, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 223, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 223, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFDFFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDCDAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFDFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDFFD

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 #AFDFFD 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 #AFDFFD 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

← #AFDFFC  ·  #AFDFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFDFFD?

#AFDFFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 223, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDFFD?

#AFDFFD is RGB 175, 223, 253 — HSL 203°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #AFDFFD?

Its complement is #FDCDAF; analogous partners are #AFFDF4 and #AFB8FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFDFFD for text?

Black text on #AFDFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.