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Recognised as Colour

#CAD6F6

  • #CAD6F6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CAD6F6 is a blue with RGB values 202, 214, 246 and HSL 224°, 71%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CAD6F6#CAD6F6
HEX#CAD6F6
RGBrgb(202, 214, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8392, 0.9647
RGB percentages79.2%, 83.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(223.6, 71%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 17.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 13%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,293,302
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD6F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#352909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD8F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D4F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C0DCE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Lavender · ΔE 9.7Thistle · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 14.5Light grey · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6EACA
Analogous#CAECF6, #D4CAF6
Triadic#F6CAD6, #D6F6CA
Split complementary#F6D4CA, #ECF6CA
Tetradic#F6CAEC, #F6EACA, #CAF6D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F8FD
Darker −10%#9EB4EF
Darker −20%#7393E7
Darker −30%#4771E0
Darker −40%#2353D1
More saturated +25%#C2D2FE
Less saturated −25%#D2DAEE

Channel breakdown

R202
G214
B246
Red202 (79.2%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)70.97%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G D6 · B F6

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