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Recognised as Colour

#CAE5ED

  • #CAE5ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#CAE5ED is a cyan with RGB values 202, 229, 237 and HSL 194°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#CAE5ED#CAE5ED
HEX#CAE5ED
RGBrgb(202, 229, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.898, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.2%, 89.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(193.7, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.8%, 3.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,297,133
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE5ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.94:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#351A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADEEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C0E8E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.6Light blue · ΔE 8Light cyan · ΔE 9.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Alice blue · ΔE 10.2Light grey · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD2CA
Analogous#CAEDE4, #CAD3ED
Triadic#EDCAE5, #E5EDCA
Split complementary#EDCAD3, #EDE4CA
Tetradic#E4CAED, #EDD2CA, #D4EDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F8FA
Darker −10%#A4D2E0
Darker −20%#7EC0D3
Darker −30%#58ADC6
Darker −40%#3C95AF
More saturated +25%#C1EAF6
Less saturated −25%#D3E0E4

Channel breakdown

R202
G229
B237
Red202 (79.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue193.71°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G E5 · B ED

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