#AFB6CC

A light, muted blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #AFB6CC

When working with digital screens, the color #AFB6CC is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 182 green, and 204 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 11% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFB6CC
RGB175, 182, 204
HSL225.5°, 22.1%, 74.3%
CMYK14%, 11%, 0%, 20%
HSV225.5°, 14.2%, 80.0%
LAB74.1, 2.0, -11.9
XYZ45.3, 46.9, 63.8
Decimal11515596

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.39:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFB6CC; }
.text-color { color: #AFB6CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFB6CC; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue
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