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Colour

#AFBFDB

  • #AFBFDB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFBFDB is a blue with RGB values 175, 191, 219 and HSL 218°, 38%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFBFDB#AFBFDB
HEX#AFBFDB
RGBrgb(175, 191, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.749, 0.8588
RGB percentages68.6%, 74.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(218.2, 37.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 20.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK20.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,517,915
CSS custom property--colour: #AFBFDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#504024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C0DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BCDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.3Light blue · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Lavender · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCBAF
Analogous#AFD5DB, #B5AFDB
Triadic#DBAFBF, #BFDBAF
Split complementary#DBB5AF, #D5DBAF
Tetradic#DBAFD5, #DBCBAF, #AFDBB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FB
Lighter +10%#D2DBEB
Darker −10%#8CA3CB
Darker −20%#6987BB
Darker −30%#4B6CA6
Darker −40%#3B5583
More saturated +25%#A1BBEA
Less saturated −25%#BDC3CC

Channel breakdown

R175
G191
B219
Red175 (68.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G BF · B DB

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