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#AFD2E2

#afd2e2 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#afd2e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 82.35% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.57% cyan, 7.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 198.82°, with 46.79% saturation and 78.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.607

Complementary

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #e2bfaf

Split complementary

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #e2afb9
  3. #e2d9af

Analogous

  1. #afe2d9
  2. #afd2e2
  3. #afb9e2

Triadic

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #e2afd2
  3. #d2e2af

Tetradic

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #bfafe2
  3. #e2bfaf
  4. #d2e2af

Square

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #d9afe2
  3. #e2bfaf
  4. #b9e2af

Monochromatic

  1. #4292b6
  2. #77b2ce
  3. #afd2e2
  4. #e7f2f6
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#afd2e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #9ebdcb
  3. #8ca8b5
  4. #7b939e
  5. #697e88
  6. #586971
  7. #46545a
  8. #353f44
  9. #232a2d
  10. #121517
  11. #000000

Tints

#afd2e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #b7d7e5
  3. #bfdbe8
  4. #c7e0eb
  5. #cfe4ee
  6. #d7e9f1
  7. #dfedf3
  8. #e7f2f6
  9. #eff6f9
  10. #f7fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afd2e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afd2e2
  2. #aacad8
  3. #a6c2ce
  4. #a1b9c5
  5. #9cb1bb
  6. #98a9b1
  7. #93a1a7
  8. #8e999d
  9. #899094
  10. #85888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1cfd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad0e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2cae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0d1e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbcde2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6d5db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afd2e2 {
  color: #afd2e2;
}
Background
.bg-afd2e2 {
  background-color: #afd2e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afd2e2 {
  border: 2px solid #afd2e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afd2e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 210 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 47% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afd2e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afd2e2, #afb9e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afd2e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 210 226 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.33 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.78 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.36 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.80 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.81 #502d1d Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#afd2e2  rgb(175, 210, 226)  hsl(199, 47%, 79%)  Columbia Blue
#e2bfaf  rgb(226, 191, 175)  hsl(19, 47%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#e2afd2  rgb(226, 175, 210)  hsl(319, 47%, 79%)  Lilac
#d2e2af  rgb(210, 226, 175)  hsl(79, 47%, 79%)  Tea Green