#cac8dc

Color #cac8dc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cac8dc

RGB

rgb(202, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(246, 22.2%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 9.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(81.31, 4.48, -9.67)

LCH

lch(81.31, 10.66, 294.86)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0276, 290.34)

HWB

hwb(246, 78.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dadcc8

Analogous

#c8d0dc

#cac8dc

#d4c8dc

Triadic

#cac8dc

#dccac8

#c8dcca

Split-complementary

#cac8dc

#dcd4c8

#d0dcc8

Tetradic

#cac8dc

#dcc8da

#dadcc8

#c8dcca

Square

#cac8dc

#dcc8d0

#dadcc8

#c8dcd4

Shades

Color #cac8dc mixed toward black.

#a19dc1

#7873a6

#565280

#3a3656

#1d1b2b

Tints

Color #cac8dc mixed toward white.

#d3d1e2

#dcdae8

#e5e4ee

#ededf3

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #cac8dc mixed toward gray.

#cbcada

#cdcbd9

#cecdd7

#cfcfd5

#d1d0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d7 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#c9c9d6 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#cad4d3 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac8dc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#cac8dc (#cac8dc) is rgb(202, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #cac8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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