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Colour

#AFBCE5

  • #AFBCE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFBCE5 is a blue with RGB values 175, 188, 229 and HSL 226°, 51%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFBCE5#AFBCE5
HEX#AFBCE5
RGBrgb(175, 188, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7373, 0.898
RGB percentages68.6%, 73.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(225.6, 50.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 23.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK23.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,517,157
CSS custom property--colour: #AFBCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#50431A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Thistle · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Lavender · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D8AF
Analogous#AFD7E5, #BDAFE5
Triadic#E5AFBC, #BCE5AF
Split complementary#E5BDAF, #D7E5AF
Tetradic#E5AFD7, #E5D8AF, #AFE5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D5DCF2
Darker −10%#899CD8
Darker −20%#627CCC
Darker −30%#3E5CBD
Darker −40%#314A97
More saturated +25%#A2B5F2
Less saturated −25%#BCC3D8

Channel breakdown

R175
G188
B229
Red175 (68.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue225.56°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G BC · B E5

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