Information about Pigeon Post color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AFBDD9 is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9). Slightly further away sit Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Spindle (#B3C4D8).
The recipe behind #AFBDD9 is rgb(175, 189, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFBDD9: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. The name "Pigeon Post" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Pigeon Post color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Pigeon Post color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pigeon Post color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Pigeon Post color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Pigeon Post color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Pigeon Post 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 Pigeon Post color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Pigeon Post
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#ACC2D9
#B1B9D3
#B3C4D8
#B0C4DE
#AAC2E3
#B2B9CD
#AEC6CF
#BDBBD7
#BBB5D8
#A2B9D2
#BBC6D5
#ACB9E8
Pigeon Post color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFBDD9
- RGB175, 189, 217
- CMYK16, 11, 0, 15
- CSSrgb(175, 189, 217)
- HSL220°, 36%, 77%
- HSL Precise220°, 35.593%, 76.863%
- HSV220°, 19%, 85%
- HSB220°, 19%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.741, 0.851)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.741, 0.851, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.741, 0.851)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAFBDD9
- DECIMAL ID11517401
- Name Length11
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- Counting from2025-01-01
