Recognised as Colour

#CACDF5

#CACDF5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CACDF5 is a blue with RGB values 202, 205, 245 and HSL 236°, 68%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CACDF5#CACDF5

HEX#CACDF5

RGBrgb(202, 205, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8039, 0.9608

RGB percentages79.2%, 80.4%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(235.8, 68.3%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 17.6%, 96.1%)

CMYK17.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,290,997

CSS custom property--colour: #CACDF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#35320A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3D1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1CEF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C1D4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.8 Lavender · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 19.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1 Light grey · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5F2CA

Analogous#CAE3F5, #DCCAF5

Triadic#F5CACD, #CDF5CA

Split complementary#F5DCCA, #E3F5CA

Tetradic#F5CAE3, #F5F2CA, #CAF5DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F5FD

Darker −10%#9FA5ED

Darker −20%#747CE5

Darker −30%#4954DD

Darker −40%#2732CC

More saturated +25%#C2C6FD

Less saturated −25%#D2D4ED

Channel breakdown

R202

G205

B245

Red202 (79.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue235.81°

Saturation (HSL)68.25%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G CD · B F5

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Also reads as

CaCdF5 (chemical formula)

Formula
247.478 g/mol
7 atoms

CaCdF5 has a molar mass of 247.478 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ca, 1 × Cd, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass247.478 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.1094689 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4334045 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca16.2%

Cd45.4%

F38.4%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 16.195%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 45.422%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 38.383%

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