Information about #AFAAC9 color

#AFAAC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFAAC9 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 170, 201) — 68.6% red, 66.7% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 12 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFAAC9 reads as a calm, restrained blue and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 just a few steps away from Echo Blue (#A4AFCD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Abbey Road (#AFA8BC) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 170, 201)), which gives #AFAAC9 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AFAAC9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFAAC9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFAAC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFAAC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFAAC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFAAC9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AFAAC9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AFAAC9

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

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

#AFAAC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAAC9
  • RGB175, 170, 201
  • CMYK10, 12, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(175, 170, 201)
  • HSL250°, 22%, 73%
  • HSL Precise249.677°, 22.302%, 72.745%
  • HSV250°, 15%, 79%
  • HSB250°, 15%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.667, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.667, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.667, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFAAC9
  • DECIMAL ID11512521
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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