#CACAE6#CACAE6
#CACAE6 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.039 H 285.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CACAE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 202, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 36%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 12%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.11, 5.43, -13.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.11, 14.84, 291.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.78% 0.0104 -0.0373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.78% 0.039 285.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7576, 60.5103, 83.3790) |
| Luminance | 0.6051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.40
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 6.95
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.35
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.16
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.03
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CACAE6 #E6E6CA
analogous
#CAD8E6 #CACAE6 #D8CAE6
triadic
#CACAE6 #E6CACA #CAE6CA
tetradic
#CACAE6 #E6CAD8 #E6E6CA #CAE6D8
square
#CACAE6 #E6CAD8 #E6E6CA #CAE6D8
split-complementary
#CACAE6 #E6D8CA #D8E6CA
monochromatic
#7777BF #A0A0D2 #CACAE6 #EAEAF5 #EAEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#CACAE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.10
#CACAE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CACAE6
13.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CACAE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CACAE6 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.10 | 13.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4CDE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3CBE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4CED3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cacae6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 202, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.039 285.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dadaee',
500: '#cacae6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cacae6; $custom-light: #dadaee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cacae6",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 202,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 35.897,
"l": 84.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84781,
"c": 0.03872,
"h": 285.6
},
"luminance": 0.60511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CACAE6
secondary
#BFBF95
accent
#AF37AF
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385