Information about #AFD5E4 color

#AFD5E4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFD5E4 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 213, 228) — 68.6% red, 83.5% green, 89.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 6 / 0 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AFD5E4 reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Blue (#ADD8E6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Crystal (#A7D8DE) and Coral Blue (#AFDCEC).

The recipe behind #AFD5E4 is rgb(175, 213, 228), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AFD5E4 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #AFD5E4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFD5E4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFD5E4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFD5E4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFD5E4
  • RGB175, 213, 228
  • CMYK21, 6, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(175, 213, 228)
  • HSL197°, 50%, 79%
  • HSL Precise196.981°, 49.533%, 79.02%
  • HSV197°, 23%, 89%
  • HSB197°, 23%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.835, 0.894)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.835, 0.894, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.835, 0.894)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFD5E4
  • DECIMAL ID11523556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01