Recognised as Colour
#AFAFBE
- #AFAFBE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AFAFBE is a blue with RGB values 175, 175, 190 and HSL 240°, 10%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AFAFBE#AFAFBE
HEX#AFAFBE
RGBrgb(175, 175, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6863, 0.7451
RGB percentages68.6%, 68.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(240, 10.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 7.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK7.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,790
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAFBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#505041
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBEAF
Analogous#AFB6BE, #B6AFBE
Triadic#BEAFAF, #AFBEAF
Split complementary#BEB6AF, #B6BEAF
Tetradic#BEAFB6, #BEBEAF, #AFBEB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G175
B190
Red175 (68.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)10.34%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AF · B BE
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