Information about #AFB4D2 color

#AFB4D2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFB4D2 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 180, 210) — 68.6% red, 70.6% green, 82.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 12 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFB4D2 reads as a moderately toned classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Serendipity (#B1B9D3). Slightly further away sit Alaska (#B2B9CD) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

The recipe behind #AFB4D2 is rgb(175, 180, 210), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFB4D2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFB4D2 color variations

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

#AFB4D2 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 #AFB4D2

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

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB4D2
  • RGB175, 180, 210
  • CMYK14, 12, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(175, 180, 210)
  • HSL231°, 28%, 75%
  • HSL Precise231.429°, 28%, 75.49%
  • HSV231°, 17%, 82%
  • HSB231°, 17%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.706, 0.824)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.706, 0.824, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.706, 0.824)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB4D2
  • DECIMAL ID11515090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01