Palettes / Colors / #AFEAFE

#AFEAFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#AFEAFE 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 #AFEAFE 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.

#AFEAFE 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 #FEC2AE; it also sits naturally between #AEFEEA and #AEC2FE. 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 92% · Blue 100%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFEAFE

.text { color: #AFEAFE; }
.background { background-color: #AFEAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 234, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 234, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 234, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFEAFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEC2AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFEAFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEAFE

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 #AFEAFE 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 #AFEAFE 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

← #AFEAFD  ·  #AFEAFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFEAFE?

#AFEAFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 234, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEAFE?

#AFEAFE is RGB 175, 234, 254 — HSL 195°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 8%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AFEAFE?

Its complement is #FEC2AE; analogous partners are #AEFEEA and #AEC2FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFEAFE for text?

Black text on #AFEAFE has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.