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Colour

#AFC8FC

  • #AFC8FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFC8FC is a blue with RGB values 175, 200, 252 and HSL 221°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFC8FC#AFC8FC
HEX#AFC8FC
RGBrgb(175, 200, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7843, 0.9882
RGB percentages68.6%, 78.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220.5, 92.8%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 30.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,520,252
CSS custom property--colour: #AFC8FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#503703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CBFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0C4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#99D2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 21.5Lavender · ΔE 21.8Light blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE3AF
Analogous#AFEEFC, #BDAFFC
Triadic#FCAFC8, #C8FCAF
Split complementary#FCBDAF, #EEFCAF
Tetradic#FCAFEE, #FCE3AF, #AFFCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0EAFE
Darker −10%#7EA6FA
Darker −20%#4D84F8
Darker −30%#1C63F6
Darker −40%#084BD7
More saturated +25%#ACC7FF
Less saturated −25%#B9CCF2

Channel breakdown

R175
G200
B252
Red175 (68.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220.52°
Saturation (HSL)92.77%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G C8 · B FC

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