Information about #AFA7C8 color

#AFA7C8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFA7C8 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 167, 200) — 68.6% red, 65.5% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 13 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFA7C8 presents itself as a softly toned twilight violet — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Echo Blue (#A4AFCD) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 167, 200) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AFA7C8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #AFA7C8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFA7C8 color variations

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#AFA7C8 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFA7C8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#AFA7C8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFA7C8
  • RGB175, 167, 200
  • CMYK10, 13, 0, 22
  • HSL255°, 23%, 72%
  • HSL Precise254.545°, 23.077%, 71.961%
  • HSV255°, 17%, 78%
  • HSB255°, 17%, 78%
  • HEX IDAFA7C8
  • DECIMAL ID11511752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
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