#afa9be

Color #afa9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#afa9be

RGB

rgb(175, 169, 190)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 13.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 11.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(70.32, 6.21, -9.96)

LCH

lch(70.32, 11.74, 301.94)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0306, 298.75)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 66.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bea9

Analogous

#a9aebe

#afa9be

#baa9be

Triadic

#afa9be

#beafa9

#a9beaf

Split-complementary

#afa9be

#bebaa9

#aebea9

Tetradic

#afa9be

#bea9b8

#b8bea9

#a9beaf

Square

#afa9be

#bea9ae

#b8bea9

#a9beba

Shades

Color #afa9be mixed toward black.

#8f87a4

#716788

#544d66

#383444

#1c1a22

Tints

Color #afa9be mixed toward white.

#bcb7c9

#cac6d4

#d7d4df

#e4e2e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #afa9be mixed toward gray.

#b0abbc

#b1adbb

#b1aeb9

#b2b0b7

#b3b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#adadb8 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#afb5b4 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #afa9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa9be]

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

#afa9be (#afa9be) is rgb(175, 169, 190) in RGB.

No, #afa9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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