Information about #AABDD4 color

#AABDD4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AABDD4 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 189, 212) — 66.7% red, 74.1% green, 83.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 9 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AABDD4 presents itself as a mildly saturated azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Slightly further away sit Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 189, 212) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #AABDD4 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AABDD4 color variations

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#AABDD4 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 #AABDD4

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

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AABDD4
  • RGB170, 189, 212
  • CMYK16, 9, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(170, 189, 212)
  • HSL213°, 33%, 75%
  • HSL Precise212.857°, 32.813%, 74.902%
  • HSV213°, 20%, 83%
  • HSB213°, 20%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.741, 0.831)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.741, 0.831, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.741, 0.831)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAABDD4
  • DECIMAL ID11189716
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01