Information about #81ABBA color

#81ABBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81ABBA falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 171, 186) — 50.6% red, 67.1% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 6 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#81ABBA is a moderately toned steel-blue azure 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 very close to Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Slightly further away sit Glacier (#78B1BF) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 171, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81ABBA: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#81ABBA color variations

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

#81ABBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#81ABBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#81ABBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#81ABBA 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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#81ABBA 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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#BA9182
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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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#BAAD82
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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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#82BAAD
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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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#ABBA82
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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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#9182BA
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#ABBA82
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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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#AD82BA
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#8FBA82
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Nearest named colors to #81ABBA

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

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#81ABBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81ABBA
  • RGB129, 171, 186
  • CMYK22, 6, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(129, 171, 186)
  • HSL196°, 29%, 62%
  • HSL Precise195.789°, 29.231%, 61.765%
  • HSV196°, 31%, 73%
  • HSB196°, 31%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.671, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.671, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.671, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81ABBA
  • DECIMAL ID8498106
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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