#c8cad1

Color #c8cad1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 4.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c8cad1

RGB

rgb(200, 202, 209)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 8.9%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 4.3%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(81.36, 0.62, -3.72)

LCH

lch(81.36, 3.77, 279.46)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0099, 273.47)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 78.4%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1cfc8

Analogous

#c8cfd1

#c8cad1

#cbc8d1

Triadic

#c8cad1

#d1c8ca

#cad1c8

Split-complementary

#c8cad1

#d1cbc8

#cfd1c8

Tetradic

#c8cad1

#cfc8d1

#d1cfc8

#cad1c8

Square

#c8cad1

#d1c8cf

#d1cfc8

#c8d1cb

Shades

Color #c8cad1 mixed toward black.

#a3a6b2

#7e8293

#5d616f

#3e414a

#1f2025

Tints

Color #c8cad1 mixed toward white.

#d1d3d9

#dadce0

#e4e5e8

#ededf0

#f6f6f7

Tones

Color #c8cad1 mixed toward gray.

#c9cad0

#cacbd0

#cacbcf

#cbccce

#cccccd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9cf · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cf · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#c8cece · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8cad1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8cad1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c8cad1 (#c8cad1) is rgb(200, 202, 209) in RGB.

No, #c8cad1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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