#cad0dd

Color #cad0dd

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cad0dd

RGB

rgb(202, 208, 221)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 21.8%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 8.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(83.38, 0.45, -7.12)

LCH

lch(83.38, 7.13, 273.62)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.0191, 266.11)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 79.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd7ca

Analogous

#cad9dd

#cad0dd

#cdcadd

Triadic

#cad0dd

#ddcad0

#d0ddca

Split-complementary

#cad0dd

#ddcdca

#d9ddca

Tetradic

#cad0dd

#d7cadd

#ddd7ca

#d0ddca

Square

#cad0dd

#ddcad9

#ddd7ca

#caddcd

Shades

Color #cad0dd mixed toward black.

#9faac1

#7484a6

#536181

#374156

#1c202b

Tints

Color #cad0dd mixed toward white.

#d3d8e3

#dce0e8

#e4e7ee

#edeff4

#f6f7f9

Tones

Color #cad0dd mixed toward gray.

#cbd0db

#cdd1da

#cfd2d8

#d0d2d7

#d2d3d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdda · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#ccccd9 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#cad7d7 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cad0dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cad0dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#cad0dd (#cad0dd) is rgb(202, 208, 221) in RGB.

No, #cad0dd 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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