Information about #A1BDE8 color

#A1BDE8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A1BDE8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 189, 232) — 63.1% red, 74.1% green, 91% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 17 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A1BDE8 is a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Oxymoron (#9CBFE3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bright Pastel Blue (#9BBEED) and Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 189, 232) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A1BDE8: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A1BDE8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A1BDE8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A1BDE8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A1BDE8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A1BDE8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A1BDE8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A1BDE8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#E8CCA1
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Nearest named colors to #A1BDE8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Bright Pastel Blue color link
Bright Pastel Blue

#9BBEED

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

#A1BDE8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1BDE8
  • RGB161, 189, 232
  • CMYK28, 17, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(161, 189, 232)
  • HSL216°, 61%, 77%
  • HSL Precise216.338°, 60.684%, 77.059%
  • HSV216°, 31%, 91%
  • HSB216°, 31%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.741, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.741, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.741, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1BDE8
  • DECIMAL ID10599912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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