Information about #A6BDD9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A6BDD9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 189, 217) — 65.1% red, 74.1% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6BDD9 reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9) and Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2).

The recipe behind #A6BDD9 is rgb(166, 189, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6BDD9: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #A6BDD9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6BDD9 color variations

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

#A6BDD9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6BDD9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6BDD9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6BDD9 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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#A6BDD9 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 #A6BDD9

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

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

#A6BDD9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6BDD9
  • RGB166, 189, 217
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(166, 189, 217)
  • HSL213°, 40%, 75%
  • HSL Precise212.941°, 40.157%, 75.098%
  • HSV213°, 24%, 85%
  • HSB213°, 24%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.741, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.741, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.741, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6BDD9
  • DECIMAL ID10927577
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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