#afb4cd

Color #afb4cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.94 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#afb4cd

RGB

rgb(175, 180, 205)

HSL

hsl(230, 23.1%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 14.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.65, 3.32, -13.21)

LCH

lch(73.65, 13.62, 284.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0359, 276.55)

HWB

hwb(230, 68.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc8af

Analogous

#afc3cd

#afb4cd

#b9afcd

Triadic

#afb4cd

#cdafb4

#b4cdaf

Split-complementary

#afb4cd

#cdb9af

#c3cdaf

Tetradic

#afb4cd

#c8afcd

#cdc8af

#b4cdaf

Square

#afb4cd

#cdafc3

#cdc8af

#afcdb9

Shades

Color #afb4cd mixed toward black.

#888fb5

#616b9c

#495075

#31364e

#181b27

Tints

Color #afb4cd mixed toward white.

#bcc0d5

#cacdde

#d7d9e6

#e4e6ee

#f2f2f7

Tones

Color #afb4cd mixed toward gray.

#b1b6ca

#b4b7c8

#b6b9c5

#b9bbc3

#bbbcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c7 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b1c6 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#afc3c2 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb4cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb4cd (#afb4cd) is rgb(175, 180, 205) in RGB.

No, #afb4cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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