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#AFB6CC Light Steel Blue

The nearest named color to #AFB6CC is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE).

#AFB6CC

Light Steel Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #AFB6CC?

HEX
#AFB6CC
RGB
rgb(175, 182, 204)
HSL
hsl(226, 22%, 74%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.8% 0.032 272)
CMYK
14, 11, 0, 20

#AFB6CC has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #AFB6CC
#AFB6CC
Same color
White
2.0Fail
Near-black
8.6AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #AFB6CC · 8.6:1

Tints and shades of #AFB6CC

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F1F5FF
  2. #CED5EB
  3. #AFB6CC
  4. #9198AD
  5. #757B90
  6. #595F73
  7. #3F4557
  8. #272C3D
  9. #111525

Colors that go with #AFB6CC

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Light Steel Blue, #AFB6CC and Pewter, #7DACA1 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --light-steel-blue-1: #AFB6CC; /* Light Steel Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #AFB6CC

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (34)

Gradients (4)

Mesh gradients (7)