#CAD4E2#CAD4E2
#CAD4E2 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.022 H 256.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAD4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 212, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 29%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 11%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 6.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.55, -0.66, -8.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.55, 8.08, 265.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.65% -0.0051 -0.0216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.65% 0.022 256.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6251, 65.1338, 81.2622) |
| Luminance | 0.6513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 4.96
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.09
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.30
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.58
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.86
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAD4E2 #E2D8CA
analogous
#CAE0E2 #CAD4E2 #CCCAE2
triadic
#CAD4E2 #E2CAD4 #D4E2CA
tetradic
#CAD4E2 #E2CAE0 #E2D8CA #CAE2CC
square
#CAD4E2 #E2CAE0 #E2D8CA #CAE2CC
split-complementary
#CAD4E2 #E2CCCA #E0E2CA
monochromatic
#7B94B7 #A2B4CC #CAD4E2 #EBEFF4 #EBEFF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#CAD4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.03
#CAD4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAD4E2
14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAD4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAD4E2 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.03 | 14.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFD4E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDD2E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4D7D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cad4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 212, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.022 256.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dae1eb',
500: '#cad4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cad4e2; $custom-light: #dae1eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cad4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 212,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215,
"s": 29.268,
"l": 83.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86653,
"c": 0.02223,
"h": 256.7
},
"luminance": 0.65135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAD4E2
secondary
#BAAB96
accent
#7C3EA8
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFD
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141516
muted
#838484