Recognised as Colour

#AFC2E5

#AFC2E5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFC2E5 is a blue with RGB values 175, 194, 229 and HSL 219°, 51%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFC2E5#AFC2E5

HEX#AFC2E5

RGBrgb(175, 194, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7608, 0.898

RGB percentages68.6%, 76.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(218.9, 50.9%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 23.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK23.6%, 15.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,518,693

CSS custom property--colour: #AFC2E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#503D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7C4E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2BFE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A1C9CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 15 Light blue · ΔE 15.5 Sky blue · ΔE 16 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Lavender · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.94, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5D2AF

Analogous#AFDDE5, #B7AFE5

Triadic#E5AFC2, #C2E5AF

Split complementary#E5B7AF, #DDE5AF

Tetradic#E5AFDD, #E5D2AF, #AFE5B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFDFE

Lighter +10%#D5DFF2

Darker −10%#89A5D8

Darker −20%#6287CC

Darker −30%#3E6BBD

Darker −40%#315597

More saturated +25%#A2BEF2

Less saturated −25%#BCC6D8

Channel breakdown

R175

G194

B229

Red175 (68.6%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue218.89°

Saturation (HSL)50.94%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G C2 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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