Information about #AFA9DB color

#AFA9DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFA9DB falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 169, 219) — 68.6% red, 66.3% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 20 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AFA9DB reads as a clearly saturated classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Slightly further away sit Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 169, 219)), which gives #AFA9DB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFA9DB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFA9DB color variations

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

#AFA9DB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFA9DB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFA9DB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFA9DB 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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#AFA9DB 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 #AFA9DB

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

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

Maximum Blue Purple color link
Maximum Blue Purple

#ACACE6

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Ashley's Lavender Calm color link
Ashley's Lavender Calm

#9FA2D7

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

#AFA9DB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFA9DB
  • RGB175, 169, 219
  • CMYK17, 20, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(175, 169, 219)
  • HSL247°, 41%, 76%
  • HSL Precise247.2°, 40.984%, 76.078%
  • HSV247°, 23%, 86%
  • HSB247°, 23%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.663, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.663, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.663, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFA9DB
  • DECIMAL ID11512283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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