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Colour

#AFAFFE

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

#AFAFFE is a blue with RGB values 175, 175, 254 and HSL 240°, 98%, 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

#AFAFFE#AFAFFE
HEX#AFAFFE
RGBrgb(175, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages68.6%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(240, 97.5%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 31.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK31.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,854
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#505001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9BBDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Plum · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4Light steelblue · ΔE 30.6Thistle · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFEAF
Analogous#AFD7FE, #D7AFFE
Triadic#FEAFAF, #AFFEAF
Split complementary#FED7AF, #D7FEAF
Tetradic#FEAFD7, #FEFEAF, #AFFED7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E1FF
Darker −10%#7D7DFD
Darker −20%#4A4AFD
Darker −30%#1818FC
Darker −40%#0303DE
More saturated +25%#AEAEFF
Less saturated −25%#B9B9F4

Channel breakdown

R175
G175
B254
Red175 (68.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)97.53%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AF · B FE

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