#cac9db

Color #cac9db

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cac9db

RGB

rgb(202, 201, 219)

HSL

hsl(243.3, 20%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.3, 8.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(81.54, 3.76, -8.8)

LCH

lch(81.54, 9.57, 293.14)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0249, 288.29)

HWB

hwb(243.3, 78.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dadbc9

Analogous

#c9d1db

#cac9db

#d3c9db

Triadic

#cac9db

#dbcac9

#c9dbca

Split-complementary

#cac9db

#dbd3c9

#d1dbc9

Tetradic

#cac9db

#dbc9da

#dadbc9

#c9dbca

Square

#cac9db

#dbc9d1

#dadbc9

#c9dbd3

Shades

Color #cac9db mixed toward black.

#a19fbf

#7875a3

#56547e

#3a3854

#1d1c2a

Tints

Color #cac9db mixed toward white.

#d3d2e1

#dcdbe7

#e5e4ed

#ededf3

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #cac9db mixed toward gray.

#cbcbda

#cdccd8

#ceced7

#cfcfd5

#d1d1d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacad7 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#cacad6 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#cad3d3 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac9db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#cac9db (#cac9db) is rgb(202, 201, 219) in RGB.

No, #cac9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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