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Recognised as Colour

#AFA8FD

  • #AFA8FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFA8FD is a blue with RGB values 175, 168, 253 and HSL 245°, 96%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AFA8FD#AFA8FD
HEX#AFA8FD
RGBrgb(175, 168, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6588, 0.9922
RGB percentages68.6%, 65.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(244.9, 95.5%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 33.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK30.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,061
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#505702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB7C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Steel blue · ΔE 33.4Thistle · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FDA8
Analogous#A8CBFD, #DAA8FD
Triadic#FDAFA8, #A8FDAF
Split complementary#FDD9A8, #CBFDA8
Tetradic#FDA8CB, #F6FDA8, #A8FDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDDAFE
Darker −10%#8176FC
Darker −20%#5344FB
Darker −30%#2512FA
Darker −40%#1605D4
More saturated +25%#ADA6FF
Less saturated −25%#B8B3F2

Channel breakdown

R175
G168
B253
Red175 (68.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue244.94°
Saturation (HSL)95.51%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G A8 · B FD

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