#afaae5

Color #afaae5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#afaae5

RGB

rgb(175, 170, 229)

HSL

hsl(245.1, 53.2%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.1, 25.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(71.91, 14.21, -28.97)

LCH

lch(71.91, 32.27, 296.13)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.084, 288.11)

HWB

hwb(245.1, 66.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0e5aa

Analogous

#aac2e5

#afaae5

#ccaae5

Triadic

#afaae5

#e5afaa

#aae5af

Split-complementary

#afaae5

#e5ccaa

#c2e5aa

Tetradic

#afaae5

#e5aae0

#e0e5aa

#aae5af

Square

#afaae5

#e5aac2

#e0e5aa

#aae5cc

Shades

Color #afaae5 mixed toward black.

#7f77d5

#4f44c6

#382f99

#251f66

#131033

Tints

Color #afaae5 mixed toward white.

#bcb8e9

#cac6ee

#d7d4f2

#e4e3f6

#f2f1fb

Tones

Color #afaae5 mixed toward gray.

#b3afe0

#b7b4db

#bbb9d6

#bfbed1

#c3c2cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadd9 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#adaed6 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#afcecc · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afaae5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afaae5]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afaae5 (#afaae5) is rgb(175, 170, 229) in RGB.

No, #afaae5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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