Information about #AFADCB color

#AFADCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFADCB falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 173, 203) — 68.6% red, 67.8% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 12 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFADCB is a gently muted blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Echo Blue (#A4AFCD). Slightly further away sit Bauhaus (#A9AED5) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 173, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #AFADCB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFADCB color variations

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

#AFADCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFADCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFADCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFADCB 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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#AFADCB 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 #AFADCB

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

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

#AFADCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFADCB
  • RGB175, 173, 203
  • CMYK11, 12, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(175, 173, 203)
  • HSL244°, 22%, 74%
  • HSL Precise244°, 22.388%, 73.725%
  • HSV244°, 15%, 80%
  • HSB244°, 15%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.678, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.678, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.678, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFADCB
  • DECIMAL ID11513291
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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