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#C0CAED Color

#C0CAED is rgb(192, 202, 237) in RGB, hsl(227, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0CAED
HEX#C0CAED
RGBrgb(192, 202, 237)
HSLhsl(227, 56%, 84%)
HSVhsv(227, 19%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.05 272.7)
LABlab(81.40% 1.86 -18.60)
LCHlch(81.40% 18.69 275.71)

What #C0CAED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C0CAED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.28Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.52Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.95Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.14Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#C0CAED Channel Values

How #C0CAED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 202 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 56% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 19% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0CAED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C0CAED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C0CAED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0CAED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C0CAED
Complementary
#EDE3BF
Analogous
#BFE0ED
Analogous
#CCBFED
Triadic
#EDBFC9
Triadic
#C9EDBF
Split comp.
#EDCCBF
Split comp.
#E0EDBF

Tints & Shades of #C0CAED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7D0EF
#CFD7F2
#D7DDF4
#DFE4F6
#E7EBF8
#EFF2FB

Shades

#94A4E1
#647CD3
#3857C7
#2B4297
#1E2F6B
#111A3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C0CAED.

How #C0CAED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C0CAED
Protanopia#C8C8ED
Protanomaly#C5C9ED
Deuteranopia#C7C7ED
Deuteranomaly#C4C8ED
Tritanopia#BBCFCF
Tritanomaly#BDCDDC
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0CAED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c0caed: #C0CAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0CAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0caed': '#C0CAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.792, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c0caed">#C0CAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0CAED"

More Blue Colors

#C0CAED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C0CAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0CAED?

#C0CAED is a lightest blue — rgb(192, 202, 237) in RGB and hsl(227, 56%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #C0CAED?

#C0CAED is rgb(192, 202, 237) — red 192, green 202, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0CAED?

#C0CAED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0CAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C0CAED scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0CAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0CAED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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