What color is #AFC3F1?

#AFC3F1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC3F1?

The RGB value is 175, 195, 241: 175 red, 195 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC3F1?

The complementary color is #F1DDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC3F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC3F1 color

#AFC3F1 rgb(175, 195, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFC3F1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 76.5% green and 94.5% blue (175, 195, 241).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 70% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#AFC3F1 color codes

HEX	`#AFC3F1`
RGB	`rgb(175, 195, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 76.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 70%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, 3.32, -24.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 25.2, 277.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.067, 54.493, 90.924)`
Decimal	`11518961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC3F1, 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 #AFC3F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC3F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #AFC3F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc3f1; }
.text { color: #afc3f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc3f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 195 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc3f1, #bcaff1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AFC3F1?: #AFC3F1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC3F1?: The RGB value is 175, 195, 241: 175 red, 195 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC3F1?: The complementary color is #F1DDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC3F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.