Colour
#AFB5CA
- #AFB5CA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AFB5CA is a blue with RGB values 175, 181, 202 and HSL 227°, 20%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#AFB5CA#AFB5CA
HEX#AFB5CA
RGBrgb(175, 181, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7098, 0.7922
RGB percentages68.6%, 71%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(226.7, 20.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 13.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK13.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,515,338
CSS custom property--colour: #AFB5CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#504A35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAC4AF
Analogous#AFC3CA, #B6AFCA
Triadic#CAAFB5, #B5CAAF
Split complementary#CAB6AF, #C3CAAF
Tetradic#CAAFC3, #CAC4AF, #AFCAB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G181
B202
Red175 (68.6%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)20.3%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G B5 · B CA
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