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Recognised as Colour

#CAE0FC

  • #CAE0FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CAE0FC is a blue with RGB values 202, 224, 252 and HSL 214°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CAE0FC#CAE0FC
HEX#CAE0FC
RGBrgb(202, 224, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8784, 0.9882
RGB percentages79.2%, 87.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(213.6, 89.3%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 19.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK19.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,295,868
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#351F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6E1FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1DCFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE6E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.9Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light blue · ΔE 11.4Alice blue · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Ghost white · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE6CA
Analogous#CAF9FC, #CDCAFC
Triadic#FCCAE0, #E0FCCA
Split complementary#FCCDCA, #F9FCCA
Tetradic#FCCAF9, #FCE6CA, #CAFCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFCFF
Darker −10%#9AC4F9
Darker −20%#69A8F7
Darker −30%#398BF4
Darker −40%#0D70ED
More saturated +25%#C7E0FF
Less saturated −25%#D1E1F5

Channel breakdown

R202
G224
B252
Red202 (79.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)89.29%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G E0 · B FC

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