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Recognised as Colour

#CADFE5

  • #CADFE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CADFE5 is a cyan with RGB values 202, 223, 229 and HSL 193°, 34%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CADFE5#CADFE5
HEX#CADFE5
RGBrgb(202, 223, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8745, 0.898
RGB percentages79.2%, 87.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(193.3, 34.2%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 11.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,295,589
CSS custom property--colour: #CADFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#35201A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDDE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C3E1E1no 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 text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 8.8Powder blue · ΔE 8.8Alice blue · ΔE 10.7Lavender · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D0CA
Analogous#CAE5DE, #CAD2E5
Triadic#E5CADF, #DFE5CA
Split complementary#E5CAD2, #E5DECA
Tetradic#DECAE5, #E5D0CA, #D2E5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF4F6
Darker −10%#A8CAD4
Darker −20%#86B6C3
Darker −30%#63A1B3
Darker −40%#4B8798
More saturated +25%#C0E4EF
Less saturated −25%#D4DADB

Channel breakdown

R202
G223
B229
Red202 (79.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.18%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G DF · B E5

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