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Recognised as Colour

#AFD2E5

  • #AFD2E5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#AFD2E5 is a blue with RGB values 175, 210, 229 and HSL 201°, 51%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#AFD2E5#AFD2E5
HEX#AFD2E5
RGBrgb(175, 210, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.8235, 0.898
RGB percentages68.6%, 82.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(201.1, 50.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 23.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK23.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,522,789
CSS custom property--colour: #AFD2E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#502D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FD7D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.2Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Powder blue · ΔE 9.3Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Lavender · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.16, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C2AF
Analogous#AFE5DD, #AFB7E5
Triadic#E5AFD2, #D2E5AF
Split complementary#E5AFB7, #E5DDAF
Tetradic#DDAFE5, #E5C2AF, #B7E5AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#D5E8F2
Darker −10%#89BCD8
Darker −20%#62A7CC
Darker −30%#3E90BD
Darker −40%#317397
More saturated +25%#A2D6F2
Less saturated −25%#BCCED8

Channel breakdown

R175
G210
B229
Red175 (68.6%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue201.11°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G D2 · B E5

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