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Colour

#AFAFFC

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

#AFAFFC is a blue with RGB values 175, 175, 252 and HSL 240°, 93%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AFAFFC#AFAFFC
HEX#AFAFFC
RGBrgb(175, 175, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6863, 0.9882
RGB percentages68.6%, 68.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(240, 92.8%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 30.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,852
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAFFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#505003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#9CBDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6Thistle · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFCAF
Analogous#AFD6FC, #D6AFFC
Triadic#FCAFAF, #AFFCAF
Split complementary#FCD6AF, #D6FCAF
Tetradic#FCAFD6, #FCFCAF, #AFFCD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0E0FE
Darker −10%#7E7EFA
Darker −20%#4D4DF8
Darker −30%#1C1CF6
Darker −40%#0808D7
More saturated +25%#ACACFF
Less saturated −25%#B9B9F2

Channel breakdown

R175
G175
B252
Red175 (68.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)92.77%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AF · B FC

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