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Recognised as Colour

#AFAAF0

  • #AFAAF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFAAF0 is a blue with RGB values 175, 170, 240 and HSL 244°, 70%, 80%. 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

#AFAAF0#AFAAF0
HEX#AFAAF0
RGBrgb(175, 170, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6667, 0.9412
RGB percentages68.6%, 66.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(244.3, 70%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 29.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK27.1%, 29.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,560
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#50550F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B3F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B0EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBF0AA
Analogous#AAC8F0, #D2AAF0
Triadic#F0AFAA, #AAF0AF
Split complementary#F0D2AA, #C8F0AA
Tetradic#F0AAC8, #EBF0AA, #AAF0D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8D5F8
Darker −10%#867FE8
Darker −20%#5D53E1
Darker −30%#3528D9
Darker −40%#291FAF
More saturated +25%#A49EFD
Less saturated −25%#BAB7E4

Channel breakdown

R175
G170
B240
Red175 (68.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AA · B F0

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