ColorTool
Log in
#AFAFFD

#afaffd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#afaffd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 68.63% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.83% cyan, 30.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 95.12% saturation and 83.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9999ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4687

Complementary

  1. #afaffd
  2. #fdfdaf

Split complementary

  1. #afaffd
  2. #fdd6af
  3. #d6fdaf

Analogous

  1. #afd6fd
  2. #afaffd
  3. #d6affd

Triadic

  1. #afaffd
  2. #fdafaf
  3. #affdaf

Tetradic

  1. #afaffd
  2. #fdaffd
  3. #fdfdaf
  4. #affdaf

Square

  1. #afaffd
  2. #fdafd6
  3. #fdfdaf
  4. #affdd6

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1af9
  2. #6464fb
  3. #afaffd
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#afaffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afaffd
  2. #9e9ee4
  3. #8c8cca
  4. #7b7bb1
  5. #696998
  6. #58587f
  7. #464665
  8. #35354c
  9. #232333
  10. #121219
  11. #000000

Tints

#afaffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afaffd
  2. #b7b7fd
  3. #bfbffd
  4. #c7c7fe
  5. #cfcffe
  6. #d7d7fe
  7. #dfdffe
  8. #e7e7fe
  9. #efefff
  10. #f7f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afaffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afaffd
  2. #aaaaf1
  3. #a6a6e4
  4. #a1a1d8
  5. #9c9ccb
  6. #9898bf
  7. #9393b2
  8. #8e8ea6
  9. #898999
  10. #85858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b3d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95b4fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bbdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b2fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4b8e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-afaffd {
  color: #afaffd;
}
Background
.bg-afaffd {
  background-color: #afaffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afaffd {
  border: 2px solid #afaffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afaffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 175 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afaffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afaffd, #d6affd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afaffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 175 253 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.80 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.69 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.19 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.27 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.88 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 14.14 #505002 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#afaffd  rgb(175, 175, 253)  hsl(240, 95%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#fdfdaf  rgb(253, 253, 175)  hsl(60, 95%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#fdafaf  rgb(253, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 95%, 84%)  Melon
#affdaf  rgb(175, 253, 175)  hsl(120, 95%, 84%)  Pale Green