#AFB7FD Color

#AFB7FD is rgb(175, 183, 253) in RGB, hsl(234, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 28%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB7FD

HEX#AFB7FD

RGBrgb(175, 183, 253)

HSLhsl(234, 95%, 84%)

HSVhsv(234, 31%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 28%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.1 278.9)

LABlab(75.72% 8.95 -35.88)

LCHlch(75.72% 36.98 284.01)

What #AFB7FD 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 #AFB7FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.59 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.5 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 13.23 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.6 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 14.47 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.67

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

#AFB7FD Channel Values

How #AFB7FD 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 183 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 234° · S 95% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 234° · S 31% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB7FD 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFB7FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB7FD; 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 #AFB7FD

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 #AFB7FD.

How #AFB7FD 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#AFB7FD

Protanopia#B6B6FD

Protanomaly#B3B6FD

Deuteranopia#B4B4FD

Deuteranomaly#B2B5FD

Tritanopia#A3C2C2

Tritanomaly#A8BEDC

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #AFB7FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afb7fd: #AFB7FD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB7FD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb7fd': '#AFB7FD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.718, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_afb7fd">#AFB7FD</color>

SVG fillfill="#AFB7FD"

More Blue Colors

#AFB7FD 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

#AFB7FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB7FD?

#AFB7FD is a lightest blue — rgb(175, 183, 253) in RGB and hsl(234, 95%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #AFB7FD?

#AFB7FD is rgb(175, 183, 253) — red 175, green 183, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB7FD?

#AFB7FD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 28%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB7FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB7FD scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB7FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB7FD 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 21.2, which is visibly different.

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