Information about #AAB5D9 color

#AAB5D9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAB5D9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 181, 217) — 66.7% red, 71% green, 85.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 14 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced blue, #AAB5D9 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 181, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #AAB5D9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AAB5D9 color variations

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

#AAB5D9 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 #AAB5D9

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

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAB5D9
  • RGB170, 181, 217
  • CMYK18, 14, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(170, 181, 217)
  • HSL226°, 38%, 76%
  • HSL Precise225.957°, 38.211%, 75.882%
  • HSV226°, 22%, 85%
  • HSB226°, 22%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.710, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.710, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.710, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAB5D9
  • DECIMAL ID11187673
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01