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Recognised as Colour

#AFADE3

  • #AFADE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFADE3 is a blue with RGB values 175, 173, 227 and HSL 242°, 49%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFADE3#AFADE3
HEX#AFADE3
RGBrgb(175, 173, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6784, 0.8902
RGB percentages68.6%, 67.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(242.2, 49.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 23.8%, 89%)
CMYK22.9%, 23.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,315
CSS custom property--colour: #AFADE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#50521C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4B6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E3AD
Analogous#ADC6E3, #CAADE3
Triadic#E3AFAD, #ADE3AF
Split complementary#E3CAAD, #C6E3AD
Tetradic#E3ADC6, #E1E3AD, #ADE3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FD
Lighter +10%#D4D3F0
Darker −10%#8A87D6
Darker −20%#6561C9
Darker −30%#433FB8
Darker −40%#353292
More saturated +25%#A29FF1
Less saturated −25%#BCBBD5

Channel breakdown

R175
G173
B227
Red175 (68.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue242.22°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AD · B E3

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