#afb8cb

Color #afb8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#afb8cb

RGB

rgb(175, 184, 203)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 21.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 13.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(74.64, 0.73, -10.64)

LCH

lch(74.64, 10.67, 273.92)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0288, 265.42)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 68.6%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc2af

Analogous

#afc6cb

#afb8cb

#b4afcb

Triadic

#afb8cb

#cbafb8

#b8cbaf

Split-complementary

#afb8cb

#cbb4af

#c6cbaf

Tetradic

#afb8cb

#c2afcb

#cbc2af

#b8cbaf

Square

#afb8cb

#cbafc6

#cbc2af

#afcbb4

Shades

Color #afb8cb mixed toward black.

#8996b2

#637499

#4a5773

#323a4c

#191d26

Tints

Color #afb8cb mixed toward white.

#bcc4d4

#cad0dc

#d7dbe5

#e4e7ee

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #afb8cb mixed toward gray.

#b1b9c9

#b4bac6

#b6bac4

#b8bbc2

#bbbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c7 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c6 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#afc3c2 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afb8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afb8cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#afb8cb (#afb8cb) is rgb(175, 184, 203) in RGB.

No, #afb8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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