What color is #AFADDC?

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

What is the RGB value of #AFADDC?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 220: 175 red, 173 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFADDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AFADDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFADDC color

#AFADDC rgb(175, 173, 220)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 86.3% blue (175, 173, 220).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#AFADDC color codes

HEX	`#AFADDC`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, 10.47, -23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 25.62, 294.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.538, 44.168, 73.822)`
Decimal	`11513308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFADDC, 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 #AFADDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFADDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #AFADDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaddc; }
.text { color: #afaddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaddc, #c7addc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFADDC?: #AFADDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFADDC?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 220: 175 red, 173 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFADDC?: The complementary color is #DADCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFADDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.