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#AFBEFD Color

#AFBEFD is rgb(175, 190, 253) in RGB, hsl(228, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 25%, 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 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFBEFD
HEX#AFBEFD
RGBrgb(175, 190, 253)
HSLhsl(228, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(228, 31%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.091 273.9)
LABlab(77.52% 5.36 -33.12)
LCHlch(77.52% 33.56 279.20)

What #AFBEFD 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 #AFBEFD, 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.

#AFBEFD Channel Values

How #AFBEFD 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 190 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 31% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFBEFD 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AFBEFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFBEFD; 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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Tints & Shades of #AFBEFD

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 #AFBEFD.

How #AFBEFD 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#AFBEFD
Protanopia#BCBCFD
Protanomaly#B7BDFD
Deuteranopia#B9B9FD
Deuteranomaly#B5BBFD
Tritanopia#A4C7C7
Tritanomaly#A8C4DF
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFBEFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afbefd: #AFBEFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFBEFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afbefd': '#AFBEFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.745, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_afbefd">#AFBEFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFBEFD"

More Blue Colors

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

#AFBEFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFBEFD?

#AFBEFD is a lightest blue — rgb(175, 190, 253) in RGB and hsl(228, 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 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #AFBEFD?

#AFBEFD is rgb(175, 190, 253) — red 175, green 190, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFBEFD?

#AFBEFD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFBEFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFBEFD scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFBEFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFBEFD 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 19.54, which is visibly different.

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