#AFA9CF#AFA9CF
#AFA9CF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.054 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 169, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 28%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 18%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.87, 9.79, -18.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.87, 20.93, 297.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.25% 0.0206 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.25% 0.054 292.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1272, 41.9946, 64.8530) |
| Luminance | 0.4199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.35
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.40
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.79
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA9CF #C9CFA9
analogous
#A9B6CF #AFA9CF #C2A9CF
triadic
#AFA9CF #CFAFA9 #A9CFAF
tetradic
#AFA9CF #CFA9B6 #C9CFA9 #A9CFC2
square
#AFA9CF #CFA9B6 #C9CFA9 #A9CFC2
split-complementary
#AFA9CF #CFC2A9 #B6CFA9
monochromatic
#665BA3 #8A82B9 #AFA9CF #D4D0E5 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#AFA9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#AFA9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA9CF
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA9CF | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1AED1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9AFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 169, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.054 292.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c2dd',
500: '#afa9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa9cf; $custom-light: #c7c2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 169,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.474,
"s": 28.358,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75253,
"c": 0.05439,
"h": 292.3
},
"luminance": 0.41995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA9CF
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A73F96
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183