What color is #AFB6DB?

#AFB6DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB6DB?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 219: 175 red, 182 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB6DB?

The complementary color is #DBD4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB6DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB6DB color

#AFB6DB rgb(175, 182, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFB6DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 85.9% blue (175, 182, 219).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#AFB6DB color codes

HEX	`#AFB6DB`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.62, 5.3, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.62, 20.08, 285.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.19, 47.683, 73.722)`
Decimal	`11515611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB6DB, 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 #AFB6DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB6DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #AFB6DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb6db; }
.text { color: #afb6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb6db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb6db, #beafdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFB6DB?: #AFB6DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB6DB?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 219: 175 red, 182 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB6DB?: The complementary color is #DBD4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB6DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.