Information about #AFBBD5 color

#AFBBD5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFBBD5 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 187, 213) — 68.6% red, 73.3% green, 83.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 10 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AFBBD5 is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure 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 practically indistinguishable from Serendipity (#B1B9D3). Slightly further away sit Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 187, 213)), which gives #AFBBD5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFBBD5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFBBD5 color variations

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

#AFBBD5 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 #AFBBD5

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

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

#AFBBD5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFBBD5
  • RGB175, 187, 213
  • CMYK15, 10, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(175, 187, 213)
  • HSL221°, 31%, 76%
  • HSL Precise221.053°, 31.148%, 76.078%
  • HSV221°, 18%, 84%
  • HSB221°, 18%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.733, 0.835)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.733, 0.835, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.733, 0.835)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFBBD5
  • DECIMAL ID11516885
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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