Information about #ABA9C6 color

#ABA9C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABA9C6 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 169, 198) — 67.1% red, 66.3% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 11 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #ABA9C6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Slightly further away sit Echo Blue (#A4AFCD) and Shinto (#A6B5C6).

The recipe behind #ABA9C6 is rgb(171, 169, 198), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ABA9C6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ABA9C6 color variations

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

#ABA9C6 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ABA9C6

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA9C6
  • RGB171, 169, 198
  • CMYK11, 11, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(171, 169, 198)
  • HSL244°, 20%, 72%
  • HSL Precise244.138°, 20.28%, 71.961%
  • HSV244°, 15%, 78%
  • HSB244°, 15%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.663, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.663, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.663, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABA9C6
  • DECIMAL ID11250118
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01