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Recognised as Colour

#AFB4EC

  • #AFB4EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFB4EC is a blue with RGB values 175, 180, 236 and HSL 235°, 62%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFB4EC#AFB4EC
HEX#AFB4EC
RGBrgb(175, 180, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7059, 0.9255
RGB percentages68.6%, 70.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(235.1, 61.6%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 25.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK25.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,515,116
CSS custom property--colour: #AFB4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#504B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5BAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A0BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Lavender · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE7AF
Analogous#AFD3EC, #C8AFEC
Triadic#ECAFB4, #B4ECAF
Split complementary#ECC8AF, #D3ECAF
Tetradic#ECAFD3, #ECE7AF, #AFECC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8DBF6
Darker −10%#868DE2
Darker −20%#5D67D8
Darker −30%#3340CF
Darker −40%#2832A7
More saturated +25%#A3AAF8
Less saturated −25%#BBBEE0

Channel breakdown

R175
G180
B236
Red175 (68.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue235.08°
Saturation (HSL)61.62%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G B4 · B EC

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