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Recognised as Colour

#AFAAC8

  • #AFAAC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFAAC8 is a blue with RGB values 175, 170, 200 and HSL 250°, 21%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFAAC8#AFAAC8
HEX#AFAAC8
RGBrgb(175, 170, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6667, 0.7843
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(250, 21.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 15%, 78.4%)
CMYK12.5%, 15%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,520
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAAC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#505537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AEC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ADC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AAAEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 12Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C8AA
Analogous#AAB4C8, #BEAAC8
Triadic#C8AFAA, #AAC8AF
Split complementary#C8BEAA, #B4C8AA
Tetradic#C8AAB4, #C3C8AA, #AAC8BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E8F0
Lighter +10%#CCC9DC
Darker −10%#928BB4
Darker −20%#756CA0
Darker −30%#5D5584
Darker −40%#474165
More saturated +25%#A399DA
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R175
G170
B200
Red175 (68.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AA · B C8

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