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Colour

#AFBDE3

  • #AFBDE3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFBDE3 is a blue with RGB values 175, 189, 227 and HSL 224°, 48%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFBDE3#AFBDE3
HEX#AFBDE3
RGBrgb(175, 189, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7412, 0.8902
RGB percentages68.6%, 74.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(223.8, 48.1%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 22.9%, 89%)
CMYK22.9%, 16.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,517,411
CSS custom property--colour: #AFBDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 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#BDBDBD
Inverted#50421C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBBE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Lavender · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D5AF
Analogous#AFD7E3, #BBAFE3
Triadic#E3AFBD, #BDE3AF
Split complementary#E3BBAF, #D7E3AF
Tetradic#E3AFD7, #E3D5AF, #AFE3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFD
Lighter +10%#D5DCF0
Darker −10%#899ED6
Darker −20%#637FC9
Darker −30%#4161B8
Darker −40%#334D93
More saturated +25%#A2B7F1
Less saturated −25%#BDC3D6

Channel breakdown

R175
G189
B227
Red175 (68.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G BD · B E3

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