Skip to content

#AFB8CB Color

#AFB8CB is rgb(175, 184, 203) in RGB, hsl(221, 21%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB8CB
HEX#AFB8CB
RGBrgb(175, 184, 203)
HSLhsl(221, 21%, 74%)
HSVhsv(221, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.029 265.4)
LABlab(74.52% -0.35 -10.77)
LCHlch(74.52% 10.77 268.13)

What #AFB8CB 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 #AFB8CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.5Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 6.74Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.87Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.41Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.24Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8.35

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

#AFB8CB Channel Values

How #AFB8CB 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 184 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 21% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB8CB 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFB8CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFB8CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB8CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFB8CB
Complementary
#CBC2AF
Analogous
#AFC6CB
Analogous
#B4AFCB
Triadic
#CBAFB8
Triadic
#B8CBAF
Split comp.
#CBB4AF
Split comp.
#C6CBAF

Tints & Shades of #AFB8CB

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

#B8C0D1
#C4CBD9
#CED3DF
#DADEE7
#E3E6ED
#F0F1F5

Shades

#909CB6
#7181A2
#596888
#445069
#30384A
#1C212B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFB8CB.

How #AFB8CB 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#AFB8CB
Protanopia#B7B7CB
Protanomaly#B4B7CB
Deuteranopia#B5B5CB
Deuteranomaly#B3B6CB
Tritanopia#ACBBBB
Tritanomaly#ADBAC1
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFB8CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afb8cb: #AFB8CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB8CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb8cb': '#AFB8CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.722, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_afb8cb">#AFB8CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFB8CB"

More Blue Colors

#AFB8CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AFB8CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB8CB?

#AFB8CB is a light blue — rgb(175, 184, 203) in RGB and hsl(221, 21%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #AFB8CB?

#AFB8CB is rgb(175, 184, 203) — red 175, green 184, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB8CB?

#AFB8CB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB8CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB8CB scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB8CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB8CB 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 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #AFB8CB in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.