#AFA9FF
Mauve · light cool blue
About #AFA9FF
#AFA9FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 66% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mauve and Cornflower (ΔE 15.2); Cornflower comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F9FFA9 — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFA9FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFA9FF?
#AFA9FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 66% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFA9FF?
Use black text. Black on #AFA9FF has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFA9FF?
Its complementary colour is #F9FFA9, and analogous partners are #A9CEFF and #DAA9FF.