#afa9c5

Color #afa9c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#afa9c5

RGB

rgb(175, 169, 197)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 19.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 14.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 14.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.54, 7.65, -13.49)

LCH

lch(70.54, 15.51, 299.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0403, 295.29)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 66.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc5a9

Analogous

#a9b1c5

#afa9c5

#bda9c5

Triadic

#afa9c5

#c5afa9

#a9c5af

Split-complementary

#afa9c5

#c5bda9

#b1c5a9

Tetradic

#afa9c5

#c5a9bf

#bfc5a9

#a9c5af

Square

#afa9c5

#c5a9b1

#bfc5a9

#a9c5bd

Shades

Color #afa9c5 mixed toward black.

#8d85ac

#6d6292

#514a6d

#363149

#1b1924

Tints

Color #afa9c5 mixed toward white.

#bcb7cf

#cac6d8

#d7d4e2

#e4e2ec

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #afa9c5 mixed toward gray.

#b0abc3

#b2aec0

#b3b0be

#b4b2bc

#b6b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#adadbd · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#afbab8 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afa9c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa9c5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#afa9c5 (#afa9c5) is rgb(175, 169, 197) in RGB.

No, #afa9c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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