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Colour

#AFB3BF

  • #AFB3BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AFB3BF is a blue with RGB values 175, 179, 191 and HSL 225°, 11%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AFB3BF#AFB3BF
HEX#AFB3BF
RGBrgb(175, 179, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.702, 0.749
RGB percentages68.6%, 70.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225, 11.1%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 8.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK8.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,514,815
CSS custom property--colour: #AFB3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#504C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B4C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB2BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.6Silver · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Light grey · ΔE 13.4Thistle · ΔE 14.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBBAF
Analogous#AFBBBF, #B3AFBF
Triadic#BFAFB3, #B3BFAF
Split complementary#BFB3AF, #BBBFAF
Tetradic#BFAFBB, #BFBBAF, #AFBFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E9EC
Lighter +10%#CBCED6
Darker −10%#9398A8
Darker −20%#767D92
Darker −30%#5F6576
Darker −40%#484D5A
More saturated +25%#9DAAD1
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R175
G179
B191
Red175 (68.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G B3 · B BF

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