#afb8df

Color #afb8df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#afb8df

RGB

rgb(175, 184, 223)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 42.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 21.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(75.28, 5.11, -20.55)

LCH

lch(75.28, 21.18, 283.96)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0563, 274.89)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 68.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd6af

Analogous

#afd0df

#afb8df

#beafdf

Triadic

#afb8df

#dfafb8

#b8dfaf

Split-complementary

#afb8df

#dfbeaf

#d0dfaf

Tetradic

#afb8df

#d6afdf

#dfd6af

#b8dfaf

Square

#afb8df

#dfafd0

#dfd6af

#afdfbe

Shades

Color #afb8df mixed toward black.

#7f8ecc

#5064b9

#39498e

#26305f

#13182f

Tints

Color #afb8df mixed toward white.

#bcc4e4

#cad0ea

#d7dbef

#e4e7f4

#f2f3fa

Tones

Color #afb8df mixed toward gray.

#b3badb

#b7bdd7

#bbbfd3

#bfc2cf

#c3c4cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2d4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#afcfce · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb8df]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#afb8df (#afb8df) is rgb(175, 184, 223) in RGB.

No, #afb8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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