Information about #AB9CDD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AB9CDD reads as a clearly saturated classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9). Slightly further away sit Dull Lavender (#A899E6) and Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(171, 156, 221)), which gives #AB9CDD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB9CDD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AB9CDD color variations
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#AB9CDD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AB9CDD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AB9CDD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AB9CDD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AB9CDD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AB9CDD color
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Nearest named colors to #AB9CDD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B19CD9
#A899E6
#AAA4E3
#AE99D2
#9FA2D7
#A2A2D0
#BA93D8
#ACACE6
#A29ECD
#B790D4
#A9AED5
#AE8BE7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AB9CDD
- RGB171, 156, 221
- CMYK20, 25, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(171, 156, 221)
- HSL254°, 49%, 74%
- HSL Precise253.846°, 48.872%, 73.922%
- HSV254°, 29%, 87%
- HSB254°, 29%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
- GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.612, 0.867)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.612, 0.867, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.612, 0.867)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAB9CDD
- DECIMAL ID11246813
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
