Information about #ABBCDB color

#ABBCDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ABBCDB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 188, 219) — 67.1% red, 73.7% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 12 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #ABBCDB appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE).

The recipe behind #ABBCDB is rgb(171, 188, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #ABBCDB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ABBCDB color variations

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

#ABBCDB 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 #ABBCDB

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

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABBCDB
  • RGB171, 188, 219
  • CMYK19, 12, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(171, 188, 219)
  • HSL219°, 40%, 76%
  • HSL Precise218.75°, 40%, 76.471%
  • HSV219°, 22%, 86%
  • HSB219°, 22%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.737, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.737, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.737, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABBCDB
  • DECIMAL ID11255003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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