Pale Blue (#AFEEEE)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.29:1 — vs black: 16.29:1

Color values

HEX #AFEEEE
RGB rgb(175, 238, 238)
HSL hsl(180, 64%, 81%)
CMYK cmyk( 26, 0, 0, 7 )
Websafe #99FFFF

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Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AFEEEE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Blue
#AFEEEE Base

#EEAFAF

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Blue
#AFEEEE Base

#AFEECF

#AFCFEE

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Blue
#AFEEEE Base

#EEAFEE

#EEEEAF

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Blue
#AFEEEE Base

#EEAFCF

#EECFAF

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Blue
#AFEEEE Base

#CFAFEE

#EEAFAF

#CFEEAF

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Blue
#AFEEEE Base

#31D3D3

#70E1E1

#8DE7E7

#D1F5F5

#EAFBFB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #041515

— #125555

— #209595

— #2FD3D3

— #6FE0E0

Pale Blue #AFEEEE Base

— #BBF1F1

— #C7F3F3

— #D2F6F6

— #DEF8F8

— #EAFBFB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AFEEEE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AFEEEE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AFEEEE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AFEEEE;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AFEEEE,
        #EEAFAF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AFEEEE,
        #EEAFAF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-blue: #AFEEEE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-blue-r: 175;
$pale-blue-g: 238;
$pale-blue-b: 238;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-blue;
    color: rgba($pale-blue-r, $pale-blue-g, $pale-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AFEEEE How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #DEDEEF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #E8E8EE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #AFEEEE Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #E3E3E3 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Blue #AFEEEE Base

Waterspout #A4F4F9 ΔE 2.96

Celeste #B2FFFF ΔE 3.80

Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE ΔE 4.38

Powder Blue #B0E0E6 ΔE 4.92

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.