Colour

#CACAF0

#CACAF0
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CACAF0 is a blue with RGB values 202, 202, 240 and HSL 240°, 56%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CACAF0#CACAF0

HEX#CACAF0

RGBrgb(202, 202, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7922, 0.9412

RGB percentages79.2%, 79.2%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(240, 55.9%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 15.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK15.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,290,224

CSS custom property--colour: #CACAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#35350F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1CEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0CCEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2D0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3 Thistle · ΔE 11.3 Lavender · ΔE 13.6 Light blue · ΔE 19.8 Light grey · ΔE 20.2 Silver · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F0F0CA

Analogous#CADDF0, #DDCAF0

Triadic#F0CACA, #CAF0CA

Split complementary#F0DDCA, #DDF0CA

Tetradic#F0CADD, #F0F0CA, #CAF0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2F2FB

Darker −10%#A2A2E5

Darker −20%#7B7BDA

Darker −30%#5353CE

Darker −40%#3434BA

More saturated +25%#C2C2F9

Less saturated −25%#D3D3E8

Channel breakdown

R202

G202

B240

Red202 (79.2%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)55.88%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G CA · B F0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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