Colour

#AFBCDC

#AFBCDC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFBCDC is a blue with RGB values 175, 188, 220 and HSL 223°, 39%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFBCDC#AFBCDC

HEX#AFBCDC

RGBrgb(175, 188, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7373, 0.8627

RGB percentages68.6%, 73.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(222.7, 39.1%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 20.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK20.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,517,148

CSS custom property--colour: #AFBCDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#504323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3BEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFBADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A4C2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8 Thistle · ΔE 14.3 Light blue · ΔE 16.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Lavender · ΔE 17.5 Silver · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.77, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCCFAF

Analogous#AFD3DC, #B8AFDC

Triadic#DCAFBC, #BCDCAF

Split complementary#DCB8AF, #D3DCAF

Tetradic#DCAFD3, #DCCFAF, #AFDCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F7FB

Lighter +10%#D2DAEC

Darker −10%#8C9ECC

Darker −20%#6881BD

Darker −30%#4A65A8

Darker −40%#3A5085

More saturated +25%#A1B6EA

Less saturated −25%#BDC2CE

Channel breakdown

R175

G188

B220

Red175 (68.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue222.67°

Saturation (HSL)39.13%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G BC · B DC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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