#AFADF0 Color

#AFADF0 is rgb(175, 173, 240) in RGB, hsl(242, 69%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#AFADF0

RGBrgb(175, 173, 240)

HSLhsl(242, 69%, 81%)

HSVhsv(242, 28%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.095 285.3)

LABlab(72.75% 11.68 -33.47)

LCHlch(72.75% 35.45 289.24)

What #AFADF0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AFADF0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 4.79 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.92 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.37 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.81 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 14.03 Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 14.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#AFADF0 Channel Values

How #AFADF0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 175 · G 173 · B 240	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 242° · S 69% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 242° · S 28% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFADF0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFADF0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFADF0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFADF0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AFADF0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFADF0.

How #AFADF0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AFADF0

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Protanomaly#AEADF0

Deuteranopia#AEAEF0

Deuteranomaly#AEADF0

Tritanopia#A4B7B7

Tritanomaly#A8B3D0

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #AFADF0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-afadf0: #AFADF0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFADF0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afadf0': '#AFADF0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.678, blue: 0.941)

Android XML<color name="color_afadf0">#AFADF0</color>

SVG fillfill="#AFADF0"

More Blue Colors

#AFADF0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#AFADF0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFADF0?

#AFADF0 is a lightest blue — rgb(175, 173, 240) in RGB and hsl(242, 69%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #AFADF0?

#AFADF0 is rgb(175, 173, 240) — red 175, green 173, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFADF0?

#AFADF0 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFADF0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFADF0 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFADF0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFADF0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 22.06, which is visibly different.

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