Colour
#CACED8
- #CACED8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CACED8 is a blue with RGB values 202, 206, 216 and HSL 223°, 15%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CACED8#CACED8
HEX#CACED8
RGBrgb(202, 206, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8078, 0.8471
RGB percentages79.2%, 80.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(222.9, 15.2%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 6.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK6.5%, 4.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,291,224
CSS custom property--colour: #CACED8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#353127
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8D4CA
Analogous#CAD5D8, #CDCAD8
Triadic#D8CACE, #CED8CA
Split complementary#D8CDCA, #D5D8CA
Tetradic#D8CAD5, #D8D4CA, #CAD8CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G206
B216
Red202 (79.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)15.22%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G CE · B D8
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