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#AFCDEC Andromeda Blue

#AFCDEC is a light, muted blue named Andromeda Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.4% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(175, 205, 236)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 62% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #AFCDEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.77:1.

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Variations of #AFCDEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AFCDEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AFCDEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AFCDEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAC7EB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CDEE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCDED
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAC7EB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7C9EC
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9ED4D7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9D0E3
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3CAD3

#AFCDEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#AFCDEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.77:1 Super#AFCDEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AFCDEC in CSS

/* Andromeda Blue */
.color { color: #AFCDEC; }
.background { background-color: #AFCDEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AFCDEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(175 205 236);
color: hsl(210 62% 81%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.054 249.3);

#AFCDEC FAQ

What color is #AFCDEC?

#AFCDEC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Andromeda Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AFCDEC?

#AFCDEC is rgb(175, 205, 236) in RGB, hsl(210, 62%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AFCDEC?

The complementary color of #AFCDEC is #ECCEAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AFCDEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AFCDEC: 12.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AFCDEC a warm or cool color?

#AFCDEC is a cool color.