HEX Color #AFA8FF (Cornflowerblue)

About #AFA8FF

The hex code #AFA8FF represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 168 green, and 255 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 31% cyan and 34% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFA8FF

RGB175, 168, 255

HSL244.8°, 100.0%, 82.9%

CMYK31%, 34%, 0%, 0%

HSV244.8°, 34.1%, 100.0%

LAB72.5, 21.6, -42.3

XYZ49.7, 44.3, 100.5

Decimal11512063

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AFA8FF #F7FFA7

Analogous

#A7CCFF #DAA7FF

Triadic

#FFAFA7 #A7FFAF

Tetradic

#FFA7CC #F7FFA7 #A7FFDA

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AFA8FF

#B7B1FF

#C0BBFF

#C9C5FF

#D2CEFF

#DBD8FF

#E4E2FF

#EDEBFF

#F6F5FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AFA8FF

#9B95E2

#8882C6

#7470AA

#615D8D

#4D4A71

#3A3855

#262538

#13121C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.87:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.03:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.39:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFA8FF; }

.text-color { color: #AFA8FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFA8FF; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue

#6495ED