#cac9da

Color #cac9da

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cac9da

RGB

rgb(202, 201, 218)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 18.7%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 7.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(81.51, 3.56, -8.3)

LCH

lch(81.51, 9.03, 293.22)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0235, 288.59)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 78.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9dac9

Analogous

#c9d1da

#cac9da

#d3c9da

Triadic

#cac9da

#dacac9

#c9daca

Split-complementary

#cac9da

#dad3c9

#d1dac9

Tetradic

#cac9da

#dac9d9

#d9dac9

#c9daca

Square

#cac9da

#dac9d1

#d9dac9

#c9dad3

Shades

Color #cac9da mixed toward black.

#a1a0be

#7976a1

#57557c

#3a3953

#1d1c29

Tints

Color #cac9da mixed toward white.

#d3d2e0

#dcdbe6

#e5e4ed

#ededf3

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #cac9da mixed toward gray.

#cbcbd9

#cdccd7

#cecdd6

#cfcfd4

#d0d0d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacad6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#cacad5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#cad3d2 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac9da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac9da]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#cac9da (#cac9da) is rgb(202, 201, 218) in RGB.

No, #cac9da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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