What color is #AFBAFF?

#AFBAFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBAFF?

The RGB value is 175, 186, 255: 175 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBAFF?

The complementary color is #FFF4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBAFF color

#AFBAFF rgb(175, 186, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFBAFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 72.9% green and 100% blue (175, 186, 255).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#AFBAFF color codes

HEX	`#AFBAFF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 186, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 72.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, 11.62, -35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 37.12, 288.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.283, 51.45, 101.712)`
Decimal	`11516671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBAFF, 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 #AFBAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #AFBAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbaff; }
.text { color: #afbaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 186 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbaff, #ccafff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AFBAFF?: #AFBAFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBAFF?: The RGB value is 175, 186, 255: 175 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBAFF?: The complementary color is #FFF4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.