Palettes / Colors / #AFE2FD

#AFE2FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#AFE2FD 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 #AFE2FD 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.

#AFE2FD 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 #FDCBAF; it also sits naturally between #AFFDF1 and #AFBBFD. 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 89% · Blue 99%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFE2FD

.text { color: #AFE2FD; }
.background { background-color: #AFE2FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE2FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 226, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE2FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 226, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE2FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 226, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFE2FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE2FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDCBAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFE2FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE2FD

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 #AFE2FD 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 #AFE2FD 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

← #AFE2FC  ·  #AFE2FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFE2FD?

#AFE2FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 226, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE2FD?

#AFE2FD is RGB 175, 226, 253 — HSL 201°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 11%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #AFE2FD?

Its complement is #FDCBAF; analogous partners are #AFFDF1 and #AFBBFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFE2FD for text?

Black text on #AFE2FD has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.