#afc9e3

Color #afc9e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#afc9e3

RGB

rgb(175, 201, 227)

HSL

hsl(210, 48.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 22.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 11.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(79.86, -3.13, -15.79)

LCH

lch(79.86, 16.1, 258.79)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0462, 248.43)

HWB

hwb(210, 68.6%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c9af

Analogous

#afe3e3

#afc9e3

#afafe3

Triadic

#afc9e3

#e3afc9

#c9e3af

Split-complementary

#afc9e3

#e3afaf

#e3e3af

Tetradic

#afc9e3

#c9afe3

#e3c9af

#c9e3af

Square

#afc9e3

#e3afe3

#e3c9af

#afe3af

Shades

Color #afc9e3 mixed toward black.

#7da7d2

#4c86c0

#346495

#234363

#112132

Tints

Color #afc9e3 mixed toward white.

#bcd2e8

#cadbec

#d7e4f1

#e4edf6

#f2f6fa

Tones

Color #afc9e3 mixed toward gray.

#b3c9df

#b8c9da

#bcc9d6

#c0c9d2

#c5c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbdd · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#b9b7dc · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#b0d8d7 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #afc9e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#afc9e3]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#afc9e3 (#afc9e3) is rgb(175, 201, 227) in RGB.

No, #afc9e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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