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#B8AFCF Color

#B8AFCF is rgb(184, 175, 207) in RGB, hsl(257, 25%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 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 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8AFCF
HEX#B8AFCF
RGBrgb(184, 175, 207)
HSLhsl(257, 25%, 75%)
HSVhsv(257, 15%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.046 298.2)
LABlab(73.01% 7.98 -15.08)
LCHlch(73.01% 17.06 297.87)

What #B8AFCF 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 #B8AFCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.87Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.77Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.91Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.68Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.98Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 10.23

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

#B8AFCF Channel Values

How #B8AFCF 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 184 · G 175 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 25% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 15% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8AFCF 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8AFCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8AFCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8AFCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8AFCF
Complementary
#C6CFAF
Analogous
#AFB6CF
Analogous
#C8AFCF
Triadic
#CFB8AF
Triadic
#AFCFB8
Split comp.
#CFC8AF
Split comp.
#B6CFAF

Tints & Shades of #B8AFCF

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

#C1B9D5
#CCC6DD
#D5CFE2
#DDD9E8
#E6E2EE
#F1EFF5

Shades

#9C8FBC
#8070A9
#66568F
#4D416C
#372E4D
#201B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8AFCF.

How #B8AFCF 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#B8AFCF
Protanopia#B1B1CF
Protanomaly#B4B0CF
Deuteranopia#B2B2CF
Deuteranomaly#B4B1CF
Tritanopia#B4B3B3
Tritanomaly#B5B2BF
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8AFCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8afcf: #B8AFCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8AFCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8afcf': '#B8AFCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.686, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b8afcf">#B8AFCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8AFCF"

More Purple Colors

#B8AFCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8AFCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8AFCF?

#B8AFCF is a light purple — rgb(184, 175, 207) in RGB and hsl(257, 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 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #B8AFCF?

#B8AFCF is rgb(184, 175, 207) — red 184, green 175, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8AFCF?

#B8AFCF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8AFCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8AFCF scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8AFCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8AFCF 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.23, which is visibly different.

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