Information about #A9ABCC color

#A9ABCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9ABCC falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 171, 204) — 66.3% red, 67.1% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 13 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9ABCC presents itself as a mildly saturated classic blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Echo Blue (#A4AFCD). Slightly further away sit Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(169, 171, 204)), which gives #A9ABCC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9ABCC: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #A9ABCC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9ABCC color variations

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

#A9ABCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CACCE0

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#EDEEF4

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White

#FFFFFF

#A9ABCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#797CB0

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#52558C

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#37395D

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#1B1C2E

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Black

#000000

#A9ABCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9495B1

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#858591

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Grey

#808080

#A9ABCC 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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#A9ABCC 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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#CCCAA8
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

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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#BCCCA8
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#CCB8A8
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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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#A8BCCC
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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
#A9ABCC
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#CCA8AA
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#AACCA8
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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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#CAA8CC
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#CCCAA8
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

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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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#CCA8BC
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#CCCAA8
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

#A8CCB8
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Nearest named colors to #A9ABCC

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

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

#A9ABCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9ABCC
  • RGB169, 171, 204
  • CMYK14, 13, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(169, 171, 204)
  • HSL237°, 26%, 73%
  • HSL Precise236.571°, 25.547%, 73.137%
  • HSV237°, 17%, 80%
  • HSB237°, 17%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.671, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.671, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.671, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9ABCC
  • DECIMAL ID11119564
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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