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Colour

#AFADFF

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

#AFADFF is a blue with RGB values 175, 173, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AFADFF#AFADFF
HEX#AFADFF
RGBrgb(175, 173, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6784, 1
RGB percentages68.6%, 67.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.5, 100%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 32.2%, 100%)
CMYK31.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,343
CSS custom property--colour: #AFADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#505200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9BBCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6Thistle · ΔE 32.2Steel blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFFAD
Analogous#ADD4FF, #D8ADFF
Triadic#FFAFAD, #ADFFAF
Split complementary#FFD8AD, #D4FFAD
Tetradic#FFADD4, #FDFFAD, #ADFFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E0FF
Darker −10%#7D7AFF
Darker −20%#4B47FF
Darker −30%#1A14FF
Darker −40%#0500E0
More saturated +25%#AFADFF
Less saturated −25%#B9B7F5

Channel breakdown

R175
G173
B255
Red175 (68.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AD · B FF

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