Information about #AAB9DC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AAB9DC presents itself as a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Slightly further away sit Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Time Out (#AAC2E3).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(170, 185, 220)), which gives #AAB9DC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAB9DC: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AAB9DC color variations
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#AAB9DC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AAB9DC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AAB9DC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AAB9DC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AAB9DC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AAB9DC color
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Nearest named colors to #AAB9DC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AFBDD9
#ACC2D9
#AAC2E3
#B1B9D3
#ACB9E8
#B0C4DE
#A2B9D2
#A9AED5
#B3C4D8
#9DBCD4
#AFC0EA
#ACACE6
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AAB9DC
- RGB170, 185, 220
- CMYK20, 14, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(170, 185, 220)
- HSL222°, 42%, 76%
- HSL Precise222°, 41.667%, 76.471%
- HSV222°, 23%, 86%
- HSB222°, 23%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.725, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.725, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.725, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAAB9DC
- DECIMAL ID11188700
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
