Information about #9AB4DF color

#9AB4DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9AB4DF falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(154, 180, 223) — 60.4% red, 70.6% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 17 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9AB4DF reads as a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Mooni Blue (#95B5D6). Slightly further away sit Oxymoron (#9CBFE3) and Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(154, 180, 223)), which gives #9AB4DF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9AB4DF: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9AB4DF color variations

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

#9AB4DF 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 #9AB4DF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9AB4DF
  • RGB154, 180, 223
  • CMYK27, 17, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(154, 180, 223)
  • HSL217°, 52%, 74%
  • HSL Precise217.391°, 51.88%, 73.922%
  • HSV217°, 31%, 87%
  • HSB217°, 31%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.706, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.706, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.706, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9AB4DF
  • DECIMAL ID10138847
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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