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Recognised as Colour

#AFB2CD

  • #AFB2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFB2CD is a blue with RGB values 175, 178, 205 and HSL 234°, 23%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFB2CD#AFB2CD
HEX#AFB2CD
RGBrgb(175, 178, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.698, 0.8039
RGB percentages68.6%, 69.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(234, 23.1%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 14.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK14.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,514,573
CSS custom property--colour: #AFB2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#504D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 12.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 15.4Light grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCAAF
Analogous#AFC1CD, #BBAFCD
Triadic#CDAFB2, #B2CDAF
Split complementary#CDBBAF, #C1CDAF
Tetradic#CDAFC1, #CDCAAF, #AFCDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEEF4
Lighter +10%#CED0E1
Darker −10%#9094B9
Darker −20%#7076A6
Darker −30%#575D8C
Darker −40%#44486C
More saturated +25%#9FA5DD
Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R175
G178
B205
Red175 (68.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G B2 · B CD

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