Information about #AFBCD8 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AFBCD8 is a softly balanced azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).
In RGB terms — rgb(175, 188, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AFBCD8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AFBCD8 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#AFBCD8 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AFBCD8 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AFBCD8 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AFBCD8 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AFBCD8 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AFBCD8 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AFBCD8
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AFBDD9
#B1B9D3
#ACC2D9
#B3C4D8
#B0C4DE
#B2B9CD
#AAC2E3
#AEC6CF
#BBB5D8
#BDBBD7
#A2B9D2
#A9AED5
#AFBCD8 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFBCD8
- RGB175, 188, 216
- CMYK16, 11, 0, 15
- CSSrgb(175, 188, 216)
- HSL221°, 34%, 77%
- HSL Precise220.976°, 34.454%, 76.667%
- HSV221°, 19%, 85%
- HSB221°, 19%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.737, 0.847)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.737, 0.847, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.737, 0.847)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAFBCD8
- DECIMAL ID11517144
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
