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Colour

#CAE5EF

  • #CAE5EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#CAE5EF is a cyan with RGB values 202, 229, 239 and HSL 196°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#CAE5EF#CAE5EF
HEX#CAE5EF
RGBrgb(202, 229, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.898, 0.9373
RGB percentages79.2%, 89.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(196.2, 53.6%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 15.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.5%, 4.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,297,135
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#351A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE3F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DEEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C0E8E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.7Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light cyan · ΔE 10.1Alice blue · ΔE 10.2Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Lavender · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD4CA
Analogous#CAEFE7, #CAD3EF
Triadic#EFCAE5, #E5EFCA
Split complementary#EFCAD3, #EFE7CA
Tetradic#E7CAEF, #EFD4CA, #D3EFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F8FB
Darker −10%#A3D2E3
Darker −20%#7CBFD7
Darker −30%#54ABCC
Darker −40%#3794B6
More saturated +25%#C1E9F8
Less saturated −25%#D3E1E6

Channel breakdown

R202
G229
B239
Red202 (79.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue196.22°
Saturation (HSL)53.62%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G E5 · B EF

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