Information about #A1BCC9 color

#A1BCC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A1BCC9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 188, 201) — 63.1% red, 73.7% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 5 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A1BCC9 is a mildly saturated azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Escape (#9EC0CA). Slightly further away sit Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 188, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #A1BCC9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A1BCC9 color variations

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#A1BCC9 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 #A1BCC9

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

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#A1BCC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1BCC9
  • RGB161, 188, 201
  • CMYK16, 5, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(161, 188, 201)
  • HSL200°, 27%, 71%
  • HSL Precise199.5°, 27.027%, 70.98%
  • HSV200°, 20%, 79%
  • HSB200°, 20%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.737, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.737, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.737, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1BCC9
  • DECIMAL ID10599625
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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