Palettes / Colors / #AFA4E1

#AFA4E1 — Light Muted Blue

#AFA4E1 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #AFA4E1 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AFA4E1 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D5E0A3; it also sits naturally between #A3B7E0 and #CDA3E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 64% · Blue 88%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFA4E1

.text { color: #AFA4E1; }
.background { background-color: #AFA4E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA4E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 164, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 50%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA4E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 164, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA4E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 164, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA4E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA4E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E0A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA4E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA4E1

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AFA4E1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFA4E1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFA4E0  ·  #AFA4E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA4E1?

#AFA4E1 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 164, 225). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA4E1?

#AFA4E1 is RGB 175, 164, 225 — HSL 251°, 50%, 76% — CMYK 22%, 27%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #AFA4E1?

Its complement is #D5E0A3; analogous partners are #A3B7E0 and #CDA3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA4E1 for text?

Black text on #AFA4E1 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.