Information about #AFA5EE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AFA5EE reads as a energetic, saturated blue and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Dull Lavender (#A899E6).
In RGB terms — rgb(175, 165, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AFA5EE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #AFA5EE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#AFA5EE color variations
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#AFA5EE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AFA5EE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AFA5EE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AFA5EE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AFA5EE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AFA5EE color
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Nearest named colors to #AFA5EE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ACACE6
#AAA4E3
#A899E6
#AA9EFF
#B69EFF
#ACB9E8
#B8B8E7
#B19CD9
#9EAAFF
#C79FEF
#BF94E4
#C29EFF
#AFA5EE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFA5EE
- RGB175, 165, 238
- CMYK25, 29, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(175, 165, 238)
- HSL248°, 68%, 79%
- HSL Precise248.219°, 68.224%, 79.02%
- HSV248°, 31%, 93%
- HSB248°, 31%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.647, 0.933)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.647, 0.933, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.647, 0.933)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAFA5EE
- DECIMAL ID11511278
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
