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Colour

#CAD9FF

  • #CAD9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CAD9FF is a blue with RGB values 202, 217, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CAD9FF#CAD9FF
HEX#CAD9FF
RGBrgb(202, 217, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.851, 1
RGB percentages79.2%, 85.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(223, 100%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 20.8%, 100%)
CMYK20.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,294,079
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#352600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE0E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Lavender · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF0CA
Analogous#CAF3FF, #D5CAFF
Triadic#FFCAD9, #D9FFCA
Split complementary#FFD5CA, #F3FFCA
Tetradic#FFCAF3, #FFF0CA, #CAFFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFEFF
Darker −10%#97B4FF
Darker −20%#6490FF
Darker −30%#316BFF
Darker −40%#0048FD
More saturated +25%#CAD9FF
Less saturated −25%#D1DCF8

Channel breakdown

R202
G217
B255
Red202 (79.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G D9 · B FF

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