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#A1BDCE Color

#A1BDCE is rgb(161, 189, 206) in RGB, hsl(203, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1BDCE
HEX#A1BDCE
RGBrgb(161, 189, 206)
HSLhsl(203, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(203, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.039 234.7)
LABlab(74.92% -7.05 -11.93)
LCHlch(74.92% 13.86 239.42)

What #A1BDCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A1BDCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 5.63Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.38Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.94Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 8.05Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.21Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A1BDCE Channel Values

How #A1BDCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 161 · G 189 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1BDCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1BDCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1BDCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1BDCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1BDCE
Complementary
#CEB2A1
Analogous
#A1CEC9
Analogous
#A1A7CE
Triadic
#CEA1BD
Triadic
#BDCEA1
Split comp.
#CEA1A7
Split comp.
#CEC9A1

Tints & Shades of #A1BDCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFC6D5
#B9CDDA
#C6D7E1
#D4E0E8
#E1EAEF
#EBF1F4

Shades

#80A5BC
#6290AC
#4C7690
#3A5A6E
#283F4D
#19262F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1BDCE.

How #A1BDCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A1BDCE
Protanopia#B9B9CE
Protanomaly#B0BACE
Deuteranopia#B4B4CF
Deuteranomaly#ADB8CE
Tritanopia#9EBFBF
Tritanomaly#9FBEC5
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1BDCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a1bdce: #A1BDCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1BDCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1bdce': '#A1BDCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.741, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a1bdce">#A1BDCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1BDCE"

More Blue Colors

#A1BDCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A1BDCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1BDCE?

#A1BDCE is a light blue — rgb(161, 189, 206) in RGB and hsl(203, 31%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #A1BDCE?

#A1BDCE is rgb(161, 189, 206) — red 161, green 189, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1BDCE?

#A1BDCE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1BDCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1BDCE scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1BDCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1BDCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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