#af9dd9

Color #af9dd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#af9dd9

RGB

rgb(175, 157, 217)

HSL

hsl(258, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(68.2, 18.71, -28.09)

LCH

lch(68.2, 33.75, 303.67)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0874, 297.97)

HWB

hwb(258, 61.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d99d

Analogous

#9da9d9

#af9dd9

#cd9dd9

Triadic

#af9dd9

#d9af9d

#9dd9af

Split-complementary

#af9dd9

#d9cd9d

#a9d99d

Tetradic

#af9dd9

#d99dc7

#c7d99d

#9dd9af

Square

#af9dd9

#d99da9

#c7d99d

#9dd9cd

Shades

Color #af9dd9 mixed toward black.

#8a70c8

#6746b4

#4d3487

#33235a

#1a112d

Tints

Color #af9dd9 mixed toward white.

#bcaddf

#cabee6

#d7ceec

#e4def2

#f2eff9

Tones

Color #af9dd9 mixed toward gray.

#b1a2d4

#b3a7cf

#b5acca

#b7b1c5

#b9b6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7cd · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a9aac9 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#aec2c0 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #af9dd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#af9dd9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#af9dd9 (#af9dd9) is rgb(175, 157, 217) in RGB.

No, #af9dd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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