Information about #AFA5C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AFA5C9 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 165, 201) — 68.6% red, 64.7% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 14 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AFA5C9 reads as a softly toned twilight violet and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Biloba Flower (#AE99D2) and Blue Bell (#A2A2D0).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 165, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFA5C9: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #AFA5C9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFA5C9 color variations

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

#AFA5C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFA5C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFA5C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFA5C9 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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#AFA5C9 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 #AFA5C9

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

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

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Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

#AFA5C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFA5C9
  • RGB175, 165, 201
  • CMYK10, 14, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(175, 165, 201)
  • HSL257°, 25%, 72%
  • HSL Precise256.667°, 25%, 71.765%
  • HSV257°, 18%, 79%
  • HSB257°, 18%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.647, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.647, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.647, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFA5C9
  • DECIMAL ID11511241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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