#AFBCD8#AFBCD8
#AFBCD8 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.042 H 265.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFBCD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 188, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 34%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 19%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.09, 1.37, -15.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.09, 15.59, 275.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.43% -0.0032 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.43% 0.042 265.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0540, 50.0373, 72.0788) |
| Luminance | 0.5004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.60
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.08
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.83
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.36
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.57
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFBCD8 #D8CBAF
analogous
#AFD1D8 #AFBCD8 #B7AFD8
triadic
#AFBCD8 #D8AFBC #BCD8AF
tetradic
#AFBCD8 #D8AFD1 #D8CBAF #AFD8B7
square
#AFBCD8 #D8AFD1 #D8CBAF #AFD8B7
split-complementary
#AFBCD8 #D8B7AF #D1D8AF
monochromatic
#5D77B0 #869AC4 #AFBCD8 #D8DEEC #EAEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#AFBCD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.01
#AFBCD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFBCD8
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFBCD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFBCD8 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.01 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BED9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BAD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5C1C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afbcd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 188, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.042 265.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7d0e4',
500: '#afbcd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afbcd8; $custom-light: #c7d0e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afbcd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 188,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.976,
"s": 34.454,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7943,
"c": 0.04231,
"h": 265.6
},
"luminance": 0.50038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFBCD8
secondary
#AF9F7C
accent
#8838AD
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131315
muted
#828384