#cac9ce

Color #cac9ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cac9ce

RGB

rgb(202, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(81.17, 1.27, -2.36)

LCH

lch(81.17, 2.68, 298.29)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.007, 295.46)

HWB

hwb(252, 78.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcec9

Analogous

#c9cace

#cac9ce

#ccc9ce

Triadic

#cac9ce

#cecac9

#c9ceca

Split-complementary

#cac9ce

#ceccc9

#cacec9

Tetradic

#cac9ce

#cec9cd

#cdcec9

#c9ceca

Square

#cac9ce

#cec9ca

#cdcec9

#c9cecc

Shades

Color #cac9ce mixed toward black.

#a7a5ae

#84828e

#63616b

#424147

#212024

Tints

Color #cac9ce mixed toward white.

#d3d2d6

#dcdbde

#e4e4e7

#ededef

#f6f6f7

Tones

Color #cac9ce mixed toward gray.

#cac9ce

#cacacd

#cbcacd

#cbcbcc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacacd · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#cacacd · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#cacccc · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 2.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac9ce]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cac9ce (#cac9ce) is rgb(202, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #cac9ce 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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