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#AFBBFD Color

#AFBBFD is rgb(175, 187, 253) in RGB, hsl(231, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 26%, 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 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFBBFD
HEX#AFBBFD
RGBrgb(175, 187, 253)
HSLhsl(231, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(231, 31%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.094 276.1)
LABlab(76.75% 6.90 -34.31)
LCHlch(76.75% 34.99 281.37)

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

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

#AFBBFD Channel Values

How #AFBBFD 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 187 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 31% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFBBFD 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AFBBFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFBBFD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFBBFD

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 #AFBBFD.

How #AFBBFD 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#AFBBFD
Protanopia#B9B9FD
Protanomaly#B5BAFD
Deuteranopia#B7B7FD
Deuteranomaly#B4B9FD
Tritanopia#A3C5C5
Tritanomaly#A8C1DE
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFBBFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afbbfd: #AFBBFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFBBFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afbbfd': '#AFBBFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.733, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_afbbfd">#AFBBFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFBBFD"

More Blue Colors

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

#AFBBFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFBBFD?

#AFBBFD is a lightest blue — rgb(175, 187, 253) in RGB and hsl(231, 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 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #AFBBFD?

#AFBBFD is rgb(175, 187, 253) — red 175, green 187, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFBBFD?

#AFBBFD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFBBFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFBBFD scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFBBFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFBBFD 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 21.32, which is visibly different.

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