Information about #AAB0CD color

#AAB0CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAB0CD falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 176, 205) — 66.7% red, 69% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 11 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AAB0CD reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Echo Blue (#A4AFCD). Slightly further away sit Icebreaker (#A9B7C9) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 176, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAB0CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAB0CD color variations

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

#AAB0CD 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 #AAB0CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAB0CD
  • RGB170, 176, 205
  • CMYK14, 11, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(170, 176, 205)
  • HSL230°, 26%, 74%
  • HSL Precise229.714°, 25.926%, 73.529%
  • HSV230°, 17%, 80%
  • HSB230°, 17%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.690, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.690, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.690, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAB0CD
  • DECIMAL ID11186381
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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