Information about #A1BEC9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A1BEC9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(161, 190, 201) — 63.1% red, 74.5% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 4 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A1BEC9 presents itself as a moderately toned steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Escape (#9EC0CA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chi (#9FBFC2) and Frozen (#9DB6C6).

The recipe behind #A1BEC9 is rgb(161, 190, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A1BEC9: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #A1BEC9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A1BEC9 color variations

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

#A1BEC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A1BEC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A1BEC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A1BEC9 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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#A1BEC9 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A1BEC9

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#A1BEC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1BEC9
  • RGB161, 190, 201
  • CMYK16, 4, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(161, 190, 201)
  • HSL197°, 27%, 71%
  • HSL Precise196.5°, 27.027%, 70.98%
  • HSV197°, 20%, 79%
  • HSB197°, 20%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.745, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.745, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.745, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1BEC9
  • DECIMAL ID10600137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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