What color is #AFB6DF?

#AFB6DF 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 #AFB6DF?

The RGB value is 175, 182, 223: 175 red, 182 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB6DF?

The complementary color is #DFD8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB6DF color

#AFB6DF rgb(175, 182, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFB6DF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 71.4% green and 87.5% blue (175, 182, 223).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 43% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#AFB6DF color codes

HEX	`#AFB6DF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 182, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 71.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 43%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.76, 6.2, -21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.76, 22.22, 286.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.723, 47.897, 76.528)`
Decimal	`11515615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB6DF, 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 #AFB6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #AFB6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb6df; }
.text { color: #afb6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 182 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb6df, #c0afdf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFB6DF?: #AFB6DF 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 #AFB6DF?: The RGB value is 175, 182, 223: 175 red, 182 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB6DF?: The complementary color is #DFD8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.