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#AFDEEC

#afdeec ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#afdeec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 87.06% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.85% cyan, 5.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 193.77°, with 61.62% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6741

Complementary

  1. #afdeec
  2. #ecbdaf

Split complementary

  1. #afdeec
  2. #ecafc0
  3. #ecdcaf

Analogous

  1. #afecdc
  2. #afdeec
  3. #afc0ec

Triadic

  1. #afdeec
  2. #ecafde
  3. #deecaf

Tetradic

  1. #afdeec
  2. #bdafec
  3. #ecbdaf
  4. #deecaf

Square

  1. #afdeec
  2. #dcafec
  3. #ecbdaf
  4. #c0ecaf

Monochromatic

  1. #33abcf
  2. #71c5dd
  3. #afdeec
  4. #edf8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#afdeec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afdeec
  2. #9ec8d4
  3. #8cb2bd
  4. #7b9ba5
  5. #69858e
  6. #586f76
  7. #46595e
  8. #354347
  9. #232c2f
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#afdeec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afdeec
  2. #b7e1ee
  3. #bfe5f0
  4. #c7e8f2
  5. #cfebf4
  6. #d7eff6
  7. #dff2f7
  8. #e7f5f9
  9. #eff8fb
  10. #f7fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afdeec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afdeec
  2. #aad5e1
  3. #a6cbd6
  4. #a1c2cc
  5. #9cb8c1
  6. #98afb6
  7. #93a6ab
  8. #8e9ca0
  9. #899396
  10. #85898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d9df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5dbed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd3ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ce3e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7dced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0d7ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4e1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afdeec {
  color: #afdeec;
}
Background
.bg-afdeec {
  background-color: #afdeec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afdeec {
  border: 2px solid #afdeec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afdeec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 222 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 62% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afdeec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afdeec, #afc0ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afdeec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 222 236 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 1.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 1.96 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.46 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.83 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.33 #502113 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#afdeec  rgb(175, 222, 236)  hsl(194, 62%, 81%)  Light Blue
#ecbdaf  rgb(236, 189, 175)  hsl(14, 62%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#ecafde  rgb(236, 175, 222)  hsl(314, 62%, 81%)  Plum
#deecaf  rgb(222, 236, 175)  hsl(74, 62%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod