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#AFB3CA Color

#AFB3CA is rgb(175, 179, 202) in RGB, hsl(231, 20%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB3CA
HEX#AFB3CA
RGBrgb(175, 179, 202)
HSLhsl(231, 20%, 74%)
HSVhsv(231, 13%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.033 277.8)
LABlab(73.18% 2.02 -12.21)
LCHlch(73.18% 12.38 279.39)

What #AFB3CA 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 #AFB3CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.44Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.44Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.78Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.35Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.62Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.1

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

#AFB3CA Channel Values

How #AFB3CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 179 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 20% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 13% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB3CA 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFB3CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFB3CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB3CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFB3CA
Complementary
#CAC6AF
Analogous
#AFC1CA
Analogous
#B9AFCA
Triadic
#CAAFB3
Triadic
#B3CAAF
Split comp.
#CAB9AF
Split comp.
#C1CAAF

Tints & Shades of #AFB3CA

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

#B9BCD0
#C5C8D8
#CED0DE
#DADCE7
#E3E5ED
#F0F0F5

Shades

#9196B6
#7279A1
#5A6087
#454B68
#313549
#1D1F2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFB3CA.

How #AFB3CA 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#AFB3CA
Protanopia#B2B2CA
Protanomaly#B1B3CA
Deuteranopia#B2B2CA
Deuteranomaly#B1B2CA
Tritanopia#ACB6B6
Tritanomaly#ADB5BE
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFB3CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afb3ca: #AFB3CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB3CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb3ca': '#AFB3CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.702, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_afb3ca">#AFB3CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFB3CA"

More Blue Colors

#AFB3CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AFB3CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB3CA?

#AFB3CA is a light blue — rgb(175, 179, 202) in RGB and hsl(231, 20%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #AFB3CA?

#AFB3CA is rgb(175, 179, 202) — red 175, green 179, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB3CA?

#AFB3CA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB3CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB3CA scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB3CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB3CA 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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