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#CAD3EC Color

#CAD3EC is rgb(202, 211, 236) in RGB, hsl(224, 47%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAD3EC
HEX#CAD3EC
RGBrgb(202, 211, 236)
HSLhsl(224, 47%, 86%)
HSVhsv(224, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.036 269.9)
LABlab(84.44% 0.55 -13.45)
LCHlch(84.44% 13.46 272.35)

What #CAD3EC 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 #CAD3EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 2.26Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 3.28Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.36Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.35Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.49Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.6

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

#CAD3EC Channel Values

How #CAD3EC 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 202 · G 211 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 47% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAD3EC 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAD3EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAD3EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAD3EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAD3EC
Complementary
#ECE3CB
Analogous
#CBE4EC
Analogous
#D2CBEC
Triadic
#ECCBD3
Triadic
#D3ECCB
Split comp.
#ECD2CB
Split comp.
#E4ECCB

Tints & Shades of #CAD3EC

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

#D2DAEF
#D6DDF0
#DDE3F3
#E5E9F6
#ECEFF8
#F0F3FA

Shades

#9EAEDC
#748CCD
#4767BD
#354E92
#243665
#16203C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAD3EC.

How #CAD3EC 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#CAD3EC
Protanopia#D2D2EC
Protanomaly#CFD2EC
Deuteranopia#D0D0EC
Deuteranomaly#CED1EC
Tritanopia#C6D6D6
Tritanomaly#C8D5DF
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAD3EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cad3ec: #CAD3EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAD3EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cad3ec': '#CAD3EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.827, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_cad3ec">#CAD3EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAD3EC"

More Blue Colors

#CAD3EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAD3EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAD3EC?

#CAD3EC is a lightest blue — rgb(202, 211, 236) in RGB and hsl(224, 47%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #CAD3EC?

#CAD3EC is rgb(202, 211, 236) — red 202, green 211, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAD3EC?

#CAD3EC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAD3EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAD3EC scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAD3EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAD3EC 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 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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