Information about #A9BDD3 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9BDD3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 189, 211) — 66.3% red, 74.1% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 9 / 0 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9BDD3 is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2). Slightly further away sit Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9).

The recipe behind #A9BDD3 is rgb(169, 189, 211), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9BDD3: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9BDD3 color variations

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

#A9BDD3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9BDD3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9BDD3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9BDD3 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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#A9BDD3 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 #A9BDD3

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

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

#A9BDD3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9BDD3
  • RGB169, 189, 211
  • CMYK16, 9, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(169, 189, 211)
  • HSL211°, 32%, 75%
  • HSL Precise211.429°, 32.308%, 74.51%
  • HSV211°, 20%, 83%
  • HSB211°, 20%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.741, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.741, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.741, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9BDD3
  • DECIMAL ID11124179
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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