#afa8dd

Color #afa8dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.87 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#afa8dd

RGB

rgb(175, 168, 221)

HSL

hsl(247.9, 43.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.9, 24%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 24%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.1, 13.47, -25.83)

LCH

lch(71.1, 29.13, 297.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0757, 290.49)

HWB

hwb(247.9, 65.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6dda8

Analogous

#a8bcdd

#afa8dd

#caa8dd

Triadic

#afa8dd

#ddafa8

#a8ddaf

Split-complementary

#afa8dd

#ddcaa8

#bcdda8

Tetradic

#afa8dd

#dda8d6

#d6dda8

#a8ddaf

Square

#afa8dd

#dda8bc

#d6dda8

#a8ddca

Shades

Color #afa8dd mixed toward black.

#8479cb

#594bb9

#42378c

#2c245d

#16122f

Tints

Color #afa8dd mixed toward white.

#bcb7e3

#cac5e8

#d7d4ee

#e4e2f4

#f2f1f9

Tones

Color #afa8dd mixed toward gray.

#b2add9

#b6b1d4

#b9b5d0

#bcbacb

#bfbec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd2 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#acadcf · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#afc8c6 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afa8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afa8dd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#afa8dd (#afa8dd) is rgb(175, 168, 221) in RGB.

No, #afa8dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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