Palettes / Colors / #AFA5DF

#AFA5DF — Light Muted Blue

#AFA5DF is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AFA5DF 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.

#AFA5DF 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 #D5DFA4; it also sits naturally between #A4B8DF and #CCA4DF. 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 65% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA5DF

.text { color: #AFA5DF; }
.background { background-color: #AFA5DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA5DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 165, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA5DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 165, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA5DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 165, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA5DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA5DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5DFA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA5DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA5DF

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 #AFA5DF 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 #AFA5DF 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

← #AFA5DE  ·  #AFA5E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA5DF?

#AFA5DF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 165, 223). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA5DF?

#AFA5DF is RGB 175, 165, 223 — HSL 250°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 22%, 26%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFA5DF?

Its complement is #D5DFA4; analogous partners are #A4B8DF and #CCA4DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA5DF for text?

Black text on #AFA5DF has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.