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Recognised as Colour

#CAD1D6

  • #CAD1D6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CAD1D6 is a blue with RGB values 202, 209, 214 and HSL 205°, 13%, 82%. 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 grey.

Colour values

#CAD1D6#CAD1D6
HEX#CAD1D6
RGBrgb(202, 209, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8196, 0.8392
RGB percentages79.2%, 82%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(205, 12.8%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 5.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK5.6%, 2.3%, 0%, 16.1%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,291,990
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD1D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#352E29

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CFD1D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCFD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C7D2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.76, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D6CFCA
Analogous#CAD6D5, #CACBD6
Triadic#D6CAD1, #D1D6CA
Split complementary#D6CACB, #D6D5CA
Tetradic#D5CAD6, #D6CFCA, #CBD6CA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EAEC
Darker −10%#ADB8C0
Darker −20%#909FAA
Darker −30%#748693
Darker −40%#5C6C78
More saturated +25%#BED3E2
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R202
G209
B214
Red202 (79.2%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)12.77%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G D1 · B D6

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