#cad4ec

Color #cad4ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-100 #e0e7ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cad4ec

RGB

rgb(202, 212, 236)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 47.2%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 14.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(84.84, 1.37, -12.92)

LCH

lch(84.84, 12.99, 276.05)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0349, 267.54)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 79.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece2ca

Analogous

#cae5ec

#cad4ec

#d1caec

Triadic

#cad4ec

#eccad4

#d4ecca

Split-complementary

#cad4ec

#ecd1ca

#e5ecca

Tetradic

#cad4ec

#e2caec

#ece2ca

#d4ecca

Square

#cad4ec

#eccae5

#ece2ca

#caecd1

Shades

Color #cad4ec mixed toward black.

#94a8d9

#5f7dc5

#3a58a1

#273b6b

#131d36

Tints

Color #cad4ec mixed toward white.

#d3dbef

#dce2f2

#e5eaf6

#edf1f9

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #cad4ec mixed toward gray.

#cdd5e9

#d0d6e6

#d3d8e4

#d5d9e1

#d8dade

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee6 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#cecde5 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#cbe2e1 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cad4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cad4ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#cad4ec (#cad4ec) is rgb(202, 212, 236) in RGB.

No, #cad4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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