Information about #AABADB color

#AABADB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AABADB belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 186, 219) — 66.7% red, 72.9% green, 85.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 13 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AABADB reads as a confidently colored azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 186, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AABADB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #AABADB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AABADB color variations

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

#AABADB 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 #AABADB

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

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AABADB
  • RGB170, 186, 219
  • CMYK19, 13, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(170, 186, 219)
  • HSL220°, 40%, 76%
  • HSL Precise220.408°, 40.496%, 76.275%
  • HSV220°, 22%, 86%
  • HSB220°, 22%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.729, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.729, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.729, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAABADB
  • DECIMAL ID11188955
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01