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#AFB4CF Color

#AFB4CF is rgb(175, 180, 207) in RGB, hsl(231, 25%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 19%) 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 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB4CF
HEX#AFB4CF
RGBrgb(175, 180, 207)
HSLhsl(231, 25%, 75%)
HSVhsv(231, 15%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.039 277.2)
LABlab(73.57% 2.32 -14.34)
LCHlch(73.57% 14.53 279.17)

What #AFB4CF 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 #AFB4CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.68Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.1Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.66Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.92Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.58Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 9.72

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

#AFB4CF Channel Values

How #AFB4CF 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 180 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 25% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 15% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB4CF 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFB4CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFB4CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB4CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFB4CF
Complementary
#CFCAAF
Analogous
#AFC4CF
Analogous
#BAAFCF
Triadic
#CFAFB4
Triadic
#B4CFAF
Split comp.
#CFBAAF
Split comp.
#C4CFAF

Tints & Shades of #AFB4CF

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

#B9BDD5
#C6C9DD
#CFD2E2
#D9DBE8
#E2E4EE
#EFF0F5

Shades

#8F96BC
#7078A9
#565F8F
#41486C
#2E324D
#1B1D2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFB4CF.

How #AFB4CF 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#AFB4CF
Protanopia#B3B3CF
Protanomaly#B2B3CF
Deuteranopia#B2B2CF
Deuteranomaly#B1B3CF
Tritanopia#ABB8B8
Tritanomaly#ADB6C1
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFB4CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afb4cf: #AFB4CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB4CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb4cf': '#AFB4CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.706, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_afb4cf">#AFB4CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFB4CF"

More Blue Colors

#AFB4CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFB4CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB4CF?

#AFB4CF is a light blue — rgb(175, 180, 207) in RGB and hsl(231, 25%, 75%) 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #AFB4CF?

#AFB4CF is rgb(175, 180, 207) — red 175, green 180, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB4CF?

#AFB4CF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB4CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB4CF scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB4CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB4CF 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 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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