Information about #ABCAE9 color

#ABCAE9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABCAE9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 202, 233) — 67.1% red, 79.2% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 12 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ABCAE9 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tropical Blue (#AEC9EB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF) and Sail (#A5CEEC).

The recipe behind #ABCAE9 is rgb(171, 202, 233), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ABCAE9: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#ABCAE9 color variations

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

#ABCAE9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reserved

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#BBD4ED

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#CCDEF1

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#DDE9F6

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#EEF4FA

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White

#FFFFFF

#ABCAE9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#ABCAE9
#6AA1D7

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#3278BE

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#21507F

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#10283F

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Black

#000000

#ABCAE9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ABCAE9
#9ABADA

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#8EABC8

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#869DB3

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#818E9B

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Grey

#808080

#ABCAE9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D5AAE8

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#BDAAE8

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#AAB0E8

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Reserved

#ABCAE9
#AAE2E8

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#AAE8D5

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#AAE8BD

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#ABCAE9 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
#ABCAE9
#ABCAE9

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#E9C9AA
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

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
#ABCAE9
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#E9E9AA
#E9E9AA

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#E9AAAA
#E9AAAA

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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
#AAAAE9
#AAAAE9

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#ABCAE9
Reserved

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#AAE9E9
#AAE9E9

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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
#ABCAE9
#ABCAE9

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#E9AAC9
#E9AAC9

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#C9E9AA
#C9E9AA

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#ABCAE9
#ABCAE9

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#C9AAE9
#C9AAE9

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#E9C9AA
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

#C9E9AA
#C9E9AA

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#ABCAE9
#ABCAE9

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#E9AAE9
#E9AAE9

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#E9C9AA
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

#AAE9AA
#AAE9AA

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Nearest named colors to #ABCAE9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Pale Cornflower Blue color link
Pale Cornflower Blue

#ABCDEF

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

#ABCAE9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABCAE9
  • RGB171, 202, 233
  • CMYK24, 12, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(171, 202, 233)
  • HSL210°, 58%, 79%
  • HSL Precise210°, 58.491%, 79.216%
  • HSV210°, 27%, 91%
  • HSB210°, 27%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.792, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.792, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.792, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABCAE9
  • DECIMAL ID11258601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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