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#AFD1EA

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #AFD1EA

With the hex code #AFD1EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Baby Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAC8AF, a apricot shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green209
Blue234

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.0
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 10.8
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AFD1EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AFD1EA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AFD1EA.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFD1EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFD1EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6D0EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFCAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ED7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFD1EA?

With the hex code #AFD1EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFD1EA?

Use black text. Black on #AFD1EA has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFD1EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAC8AF, and analogous partners are #AFEAE6 and #AFB3EA.