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#B3AFCF Color

#B3AFCF is rgb(179, 175, 207) in RGB, hsl(248, 25%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 15%, 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 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3AFCF
HEX#B3AFCF
RGBrgb(179, 175, 207)
HSLhsl(248, 25%, 75%)
HSVhsv(248, 15%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.045 291)
LABlab(72.59% 6.24 -15.76)
LCHlch(72.59% 16.95 291.61)

What #B3AFCF 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 #B3AFCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.02Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.24Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.74Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.97Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.98Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 10.77

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

#B3AFCF Channel Values

How #B3AFCF 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 179 · G 175 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 25% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 15% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3AFCF 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3AFCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3AFCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3AFCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3AFCF
Complementary
#CBCFAF
Analogous
#AFBBCF
Analogous
#C4AFCF
Triadic
#CFB4AF
Triadic
#AFCFB4
Split comp.
#CFC3AF
Split comp.
#BBCFAF

Tints & Shades of #B3AFCF

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

#BDB9D5
#C9C6DD
#D2CFE2
#DBD9E8
#E4E2EE
#F0EFF5

Shades

#958FBC
#7770A9
#5E568F
#47416C
#322E4D
#1D1B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3AFCF.

How #B3AFCF 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#B3AFCF
Protanopia#B0B0CF
Protanomaly#B1AFCF
Deuteranopia#B0B0CF
Deuteranomaly#B1B0CF
Tritanopia#AEB3B3
Tritanomaly#B0B2BF
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3AFCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3afcf: #B3AFCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3AFCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3afcf': '#B3AFCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.686, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b3afcf">#B3AFCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3AFCF"

More Blue Colors

#B3AFCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B3AFCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3AFCF?

#B3AFCF is a light blue — rgb(179, 175, 207) in RGB and hsl(248, 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 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #B3AFCF?

#B3AFCF is rgb(179, 175, 207) — red 179, green 175, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3AFCF?

#B3AFCF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3AFCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3AFCF scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3AFCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3AFCF 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 10.77, which is visibly different.

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