#cad4e9

Color #cad4e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cad4e9

RGB

rgb(202, 212, 233)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 41.3%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 13.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(84.75, 0.75, -11.46)

LCH

lch(84.75, 11.48, 273.74)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.031, 265.37)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 79.2%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9dfca

Analogous

#cae4e9

#cad4e9

#d0cae9

Triadic

#cad4e9

#e9cad4

#d4e9ca

Split-complementary

#cad4e9

#e9d0ca

#e4e9ca

Tetradic

#cad4e9

#dfcae9

#e9dfca

#d4e9ca

Square

#cad4e9

#e9cae4

#e9dfca

#cae9d0

Shades

Color #cad4e9 mixed toward black.

#97abd4

#6481be

#405d9a

#2b3e66

#151f33

Tints

Color #cad4e9 mixed toward white.

#d3dbed

#dce2f0

#e5eaf4

#edf1f8

#f6f8fb

Tones

Color #cad4e9 mixed toward gray.

#cdd5e6

#cfd6e4

#d2d7e1

#d4d8df

#d7d9dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee4 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#cecde3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#cbe0df · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cad4e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cad4e9]

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

#cad4e9 (#cad4e9) is rgb(202, 212, 233) in RGB.

No, #cad4e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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