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Recognised as Colour

#CAE2F5

  • #CAE2F5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#CAE2F5 is a blue with RGB values 202, 226, 245 and HSL 207°, 68%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#CAE2F5#CAE2F5
HEX#CAE2F5
RGBrgb(202, 226, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8863, 0.9608
RGB percentages79.2%, 88.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(206.5, 68.3%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 17.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK17.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,373
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE2F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#351D0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DDF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BFE7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 8.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Alice blue · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5DDCA
Analogous#CAF5F3, #CACDF5
Triadic#F5CAE2, #E2F5CA
Split complementary#F5CACD, #F5F3CA
Tetradic#F3CAF5, #F5DDCA, #CDF5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F9FD
Darker −10%#9FCBED
Darker −20%#74B3E5
Darker −30%#499CDD
Darker −40%#2783CC
More saturated +25%#C2E3FD
Less saturated −25%#D2E1ED

Channel breakdown

R202
G226
B245
Red202 (79.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue206.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G E2 · B F5

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