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Recognised as Colour

#AFDEE3

  • #AFDEE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AFDEE3 is a cyan with RGB values 175, 222, 227 and HSL 186°, 48%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AFDEE3#AFDEE3
HEX#AFDEE3
RGBrgb(175, 222, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.8706, 0.8902
RGB percentages68.6%, 87.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(185.8, 48.1%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 22.9%, 89%)
CMYK22.9%, 2.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,525,859
CSS custom property--colour: #AFDEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#50211C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DAE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD2E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9FE2DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 0.9Light blue · ΔE 5.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.3Light cyan · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 0.89, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3B4AF
Analogous#AFE3CE, #AFC4E3
Triadic#E3AFDE, #DEE3AF
Split complementary#E3AFC4, #E3CEAF
Tetradic#CEAFE3, #E3B4AF, #C4E3AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFD
Lighter +10%#D5EEF0
Darker −10%#89CED6
Darker −20%#63BFC9
Darker −30%#41ADB8
Darker −40%#338A93
More saturated +25%#A2E9F1
Less saturated −25%#BDD3D6

Channel breakdown

R175
G222
B227
Red175 (68.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue185.77°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G DE · B E3

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