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Colour

#CAD8DF

  • #CAD8DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CAD8DF is a blue with RGB values 202, 216, 223 and HSL 200°, 25%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CAD8DF#CAD8DF
HEX#CAD8DF
RGBrgb(202, 216, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8471, 0.8745
RGB percentages79.2%, 84.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(200, 24.7%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 9.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK9.4%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,293,791
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#352720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D5DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C5DADAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.1Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 9.9Light blue · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 10.5Powder blue · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD1CA
Analogous#CADFDB, #CACDDF
Triadic#DFCAD8, #D8DFCA
Split complementary#DFCACD, #DFDBCA
Tetradic#DBCADF, #DFD1CA, #CDDFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAEFF2
Darker −10%#AAC1CC
Darker −20%#8AA9B9
Darker −30%#6B92A5
Darker −40%#53788A
More saturated +25%#BFDCEA
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R202
G216
B223
Red202 (79.2%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)24.71%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G D8 · B DF

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