#afb8cd

Color #afb8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.72 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#afb8cd

RGB

rgb(175, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(222, 23.1%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 14.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.7, 1.15, -11.64)

LCH

lch(74.7, 11.7, 275.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0315, 267.09)

HWB

hwb(222, 68.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc4af

Analogous

#afc7cd

#afb8cd

#b5afcd

Triadic

#afb8cd

#cdafb8

#b8cdaf

Split-complementary

#afb8cd

#cdb5af

#c7cdaf

Tetradic

#afb8cd

#c4afcd

#cdc4af

#b8cdaf

Square

#afb8cd

#cdafc7

#cdc4af

#afcdb5

Shades

Color #afb8cd mixed toward black.

#8895b5

#61739c

#495675

#31394e

#181d27

Tints

Color #afb8cd mixed toward white.

#bcc4d5

#cad0de

#d7dbe6

#e4e7ee

#f2f3f7

Tones

Color #afb8cd mixed toward gray.

#b1b9ca

#b4bac8

#b6bbc5

#b9bcc3

#bbbdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c7 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#afc4c3 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb8cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb8cd (#afb8cd) is rgb(175, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #afb8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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