What color is #AFB3E0?

#AFB3E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB3E0?

The RGB value is 175, 179, 224: 175 red, 179 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB3E0?

The complementary color is #E0DCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB3E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB3E0 color

#AFB3E0 rgb(175, 179, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFB3E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.2% green and 87.8% blue (175, 179, 224).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 44% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#AFB3E0 color codes

HEX	`#AFB3E0`
RGB	`rgb(175, 179, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 44%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 22%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 8.07, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 24.38, 289.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.251, 46.735, 77.038)`
Decimal	`11514848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB3E0, 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 #AFB3E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB3E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #AFB3E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb3e0; }
.text { color: #afb3e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb3e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 179 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb3e0, #c3afe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFB3E0?: #AFB3E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB3E0?: The RGB value is 175, 179, 224: 175 red, 179 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB3E0?: The complementary color is #E0DCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB3E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.