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Colour

#AFB9FF

  • #AFB9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AFB9FF is a blue with RGB values 175, 185, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AFB9FF#AFB9FF
HEX#AFB9FF
RGBrgb(175, 185, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7255, 1
RGB percentages68.6%, 72.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.5, 100%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 31.4%, 100%)
CMYK31.4%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,516,415
CSS custom property--colour: #AFB9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#504600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC6D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 24.7Thistle · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF5AF
Analogous#AFE1FF, #CDAFFF
Triadic#FFAFB9, #B9FFAF
Split complementary#FFCDAF, #E1FFAF
Tetradic#FFAFE1, #FFF5AF, #AFFFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E6FF
Darker −10%#7C8CFF
Darker −20%#4960FF
Darker −30%#1633FF
Darker −40%#001CE2
More saturated +25%#AFB9FF
Less saturated −25%#B9C1F5

Channel breakdown

R175
G185
B255
Red175 (68.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G B9 · B FF

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