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Recognised as Colour

#CACDD3

  • #CACDD3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CACDD3 is a blue with RGB values 202, 205, 211 and HSL 220°, 9%, 81%. 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 grey.

Colour values

#CACDD3#CACDD3
HEX#CACDD3
RGBrgb(202, 205, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8039, 0.8275
RGB percentages79.2%, 80.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(220, 9.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 4.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK4.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,290,963
CSS custom property--colour: #CACDD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#35322C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCDD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACCD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 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 text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4Silver · ΔE 5.7Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Lavender · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3D0CA
Analogous#CAD2D3, #CCCAD3
Triadic#D3CACD, #CDD3CA
Split complementary#D3CCCA, #D2D3CA
Tetradic#D3CAD2, #D3D0CA, #CAD3CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6E7EA
Darker −10%#AEB3BC
Darker −20%#9298A5
Darker −30%#767E8E
Darker −40%#5F6572
More saturated +25%#BEC9DF
Less saturated −25%#CFCFCF

Channel breakdown

R202
G205
B211
Red202 (79.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)9.28%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G CD · B D3

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