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Recognised as Colour

#CAE4FD

  • #CAE4FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CAE4FD is a blue with RGB values 202, 228, 253 and HSL 209°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CAE4FD#CAE4FD
HEX#CAE4FD
RGBrgb(202, 228, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8941, 0.9922
RGB percentages79.2%, 89.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(209.4, 92.7%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 20.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK20.2%, 9.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,893
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#351B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4DEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BDEAECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 9.2Light blue · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Alice blue · ΔE 13.4Ghost white · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE3CA
Analogous#CAFDFC, #CACBFD
Triadic#FDCAE4, #E4FDCA
Split complementary#FDCACB, #FDFCCA
Tetradic#FCCAFD, #FDE3CA, #CBFDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFDFF
Darker −10%#99CBFB
Darker −20%#68B2F9
Darker −30%#3799F7
Darker −40%#0980F2
More saturated +25%#C8E4FF
Less saturated −25%#D1E4F6

Channel breakdown

R202
G228
B253
Red202 (79.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue209.41°
Saturation (HSL)92.73%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G E4 · B FD

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