Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#CAD6F9

  • #CAD6F9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CAD6F9 is a blue with RGB values 202, 214, 249 and HSL 225°, 80%, 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

#CAD6F9#CAD6F9
HEX#CAD6F9
RGBrgb(202, 214, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8392, 0.9765
RGB percentages79.2%, 83.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 79.7%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 18.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 14.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,293,305
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD6F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#352906

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D5F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BFDDE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 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 text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Lavender · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9EDCA
Analogous#CAEEF9, #D6CAF9
Triadic#F9CAD6, #D6F9CA
Split complementary#F9D5CA, #EEF9CA
Tetradic#F9CAEE, #F9EDCA, #CAF9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FE
Darker −10%#9CB3F4
Darker −20%#6E8FEF
Darker −30%#416CE9
Darker −40%#194BDE
More saturated +25%#C4D3FF
Less saturated −25%#D1DAF2

Channel breakdown

R202
G214
B249
Red202 (79.2%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G D6 · B F9

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “cad6f9” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.