#AFDBFF

A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #AFDBFF

The hex code #AFDBFF represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightskyblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 219 green, and 255 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 31% cyan and 14% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 207.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFDBFF
RGB175, 219, 255
HSL207.0°, 100.0%, 84.3%
CMYK31%, 14%, 0%, 0%
HSV207.0°, 31.4%, 100.0%
LAB85.5, -6.1, -22.2
XYZ61.1, 67.0, 104.3
Decimal11525119

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFDBFF; }
.text-color { color: #AFDBFF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFDBFF; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue
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