What color is #AFABCF?

#AFABCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFABCF?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 207: 175 red, 171 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFABCF?

The complementary color is #CBCFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFABCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFABCF color

#AFABCF rgb(175, 171, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFABCF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 81.2% blue (175, 171, 207).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#AFABCF color codes

HEX	`#AFABCF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, 8.68, -17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 19.74, 296.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.502, 42.744, 64.978)`
Decimal	`11512783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFABCF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFABCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFABCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFABCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afabcf; }
.text { color: #afabcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afabcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afabcf, #c1abcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFABCF?: #AFABCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFABCF?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 207: 175 red, 171 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFABCF?: The complementary color is #CBCFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFABCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.