#afd8ee

Color #afd8ee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.41 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#afd8ee

RGB

rgb(175, 216, 238)

HSL

hsl(201, 64.9%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201, 26.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(84.17, -8.5, -15.17)

LCH

lch(84.17, 17.39, 240.74)

OKLCH

oklch(86%, 0.0528, 231.61)

HWB

hwb(201, 68.6%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eec5af

Analogous

#afeee5

#afd8ee

#afb9ee

Triadic

#afd8ee

#eeafd8

#d8eeaf

Split-complementary

#afd8ee

#eeafb9

#eee5af

Tetradic

#afd8ee

#c5afee

#eec5af

#d8eeaf

Square

#afd8ee

#e5afee

#eec5af

#b9eeaf

Shades

Color #afd8ee mixed toward black.

#76bce2

#3ea1d6

#247baa

#185272

#0c2939

Tints

Color #afd8ee mixed toward white.

#bcdef1

#cae5f4

#d7ebf6

#e4f2f9

#f2f8fc

Tones

Color #afd8ee mixed toward gray.

#b4d6e9

#bad5e4

#bfd3de

#c4d2d9

#c9d0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c3e9 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#c0bde8 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#b1e5e4 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afd8ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afd8ee]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#afd8ee (#afd8ee) is rgb(175, 216, 238) in RGB.

No, #afd8ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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