Colour

#AFC4FC

#AFC4FC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFC4FC is a blue with RGB values 175, 196, 252 and HSL 224°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFC4FC#AFC4FC

HEX#AFC4FC

RGBrgb(175, 196, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7686, 0.9882

RGB percentages68.6%, 76.9%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(223.6, 92.8%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 30.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK30.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,519,228

CSS custom property--colour: #AFC4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#503B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#9ACFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3 Sky blue · ΔE 22 Thistle · ΔE 22.1 Lavender · ΔE 23.8 Light blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCE7AF

Analogous#AFEBFC, #C1AFFC

Triadic#FCAFC4, #C4FCAF

Split complementary#FCC1AF, #EBFCAF

Tetradic#FCAFEB, #FCE7AF, #AFFCC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E8FE

Darker −10%#7EA0FA

Darker −20%#4D7BF8

Darker −30%#1C57F6

Darker −40%#0840D7

More saturated +25%#ACC3FF

Less saturated −25%#B9C9F2

Channel breakdown

R175

G196

B252

Red175 (68.6%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)92.77%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AF · G C4 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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