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Colour

#CAD2EB

  • #CAD2EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CAD2EB is a blue with RGB values 202, 210, 235 and HSL 225°, 45%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CAD2EB#CAD2EB
HEX#CAD2EB
RGBrgb(202, 210, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8235, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.2%, 82.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(225.5, 45.2%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 14%, 92.2%)
CMYK14%, 10.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,292,267
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#352D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C3D7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 8.4Thistle · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE3CA
Analogous#CAE3EB, #D3CAEB
Triadic#EBCAD2, #D2EBCA
Split complementary#EBD3CA, #E3EBCA
Tetradic#EBCAE2, #EBE3CA, #CAEBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF1F9
Darker −10%#A5B3DD
Darker −20%#8093CF
Darker −30%#5B74C1
Darker −40%#4059A9
More saturated +25%#C1CDF4
Less saturated −25%#D3D7E2

Channel breakdown

R202
G210
B235
Red202 (79.2%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue225.45°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G D2 · B EB

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