Information about #ADBDDA color

#ADBDDA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADBDDA falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 189, 218) — 67.8% red, 74.1% green, 85.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 11 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #ADBDDA appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 189, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADBDDA: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #ADBDDA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADBDDA color variations

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

#ADBDDA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADBDDA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADBDDA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADBDDA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ADBDDA 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nearest named colors to #ADBDDA

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

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

#ADBDDA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADBDDA
  • RGB173, 189, 218
  • CMYK18, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(173, 189, 218)
  • HSL219°, 38%, 77%
  • HSL Precise218.667°, 37.815%, 76.667%
  • HSV219°, 21%, 85%
  • HSB219°, 21%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.741, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.741, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.741, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADBDDA
  • DECIMAL ID11386330
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers39 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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