#afb9ca

Color #afb9ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#afb9ca

RGB

rgb(175, 185, 202)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 20.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 13.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(74.87, -0.02, -9.75)

LCH

lch(74.87, 9.75, 269.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0266, 261.14)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 68.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac0af

Analogous

#afc6ca

#afb9ca

#b2afca

Triadic

#afb9ca

#caafb9

#b9caaf

Split-complementary

#afb9ca

#cab2af

#c6caaf

Tetradic

#afb9ca

#c0afca

#cac0af

#b9caaf

Square

#afb9ca

#caafc6

#cac0af

#afcab2

Shades

Color #afb9ca mixed toward black.

#8998b1

#647797

#4b5971

#323b4c

#191e26

Tints

Color #afb9ca mixed toward white.

#bcc5d3

#cad0dc

#d7dce4

#e4e8ed

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #afb9ca mixed toward gray.

#b1bac8

#b3bac5

#b6bbc3

#b8bbc1

#babcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4c6 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b2c5 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#b0c3c2 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #afb9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb9ca]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb9ca (#afb9ca) is rgb(175, 185, 202) in RGB.

No, #afb9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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