#afa9e2

Color #afa9e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#afa9e2

RGB

rgb(175, 169, 226)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 49.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 25.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 25.2%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(71.54, 14.06, -27.89)

LCH

lch(71.54, 31.23, 296.75)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0812, 289.13)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 66.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dce2a9

Analogous

#a9c0e2

#afa9e2

#cca9e2

Triadic

#afa9e2

#e2afa9

#a9e2af

Split-complementary

#afa9e2

#e2cca9

#c0e2a9

Tetradic

#afa9e2

#e2a9dc

#dce2a9

#a9e2af

Square

#afa9e2

#e2a9c0

#dce2a9

#a9e2cc

Shades

Color #afa9e2 mixed toward black.

#8178d1

#5347c1

#3c3294

#282163

#141131

Tints

Color #afa9e2 mixed toward white.

#bcb7e7

#cac6ec

#d7d4f1

#e4e2f5

#f2f1fa

Tones

Color #afa9e2 mixed toward gray.

#b3aedd

#b7b3d9

#bab7d4

#bebccf

#c2c1ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#adadd3 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#afccca · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afa9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa9e2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afa9e2 (#afa9e2) is rgb(175, 169, 226) in RGB.

No, #afa9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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