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#CADCF6 Color

#CADCF6 is rgb(202, 220, 246) in RGB, hsl(215, 71%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 4%) 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 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CADCF6
HEX#CADCF6
RGBrgb(202, 220, 246)
HSLhsl(215, 71%, 88%)
HSVhsv(215, 18%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.041 257.5)
LABlab(87.01% -2.27 -14.90)
LCHlch(87.01% 15.07 261.35)

What #CADCF6 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 #CADCF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.55Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 5.7Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.04Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.63Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.79Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.34

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

#CADCF6 Channel Values

How #CADCF6 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 220 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 71% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 18% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CADCF6 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CADCF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CADCF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CADCF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CADCF6
Complementary
#F6E4CB
Analogous
#CBF3F6
Analogous
#CECBF6
Triadic
#F6CBDD
Triadic
#DDF6CB
Split comp.
#F6CECB
Split comp.
#F3F6CB

Tints & Shades of #CADCF6

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

#CFE0F7
#D8E5F8
#DCE8F9
#E5EEFB
#E9F1FB
#F2F6FD

Shades

#96BBED
#6298E4
#2E76DC
#1E5AAE
#153F7A
#0C2446

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CADCF6.

How #CADCF6 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#CADCF6
Protanopia#D9D9F6
Protanomaly#D3DAF6
Deuteranopia#D6D6F6
Deuteranomaly#D1D9F6
Tritanopia#C6E0E0
Tritanomaly#C8DEE9
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CADCF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cadcf6: #CADCF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CADCF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cadcf6': '#CADCF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.863, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_cadcf6">#CADCF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CADCF6"

More Blue Colors

#CADCF6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CADCF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CADCF6?

#CADCF6 is a lightest blue — rgb(202, 220, 246) in RGB and hsl(215, 71%, 88%) 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 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #CADCF6?

#CADCF6 is rgb(202, 220, 246) — red 202, green 220, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CADCF6?

#CADCF6 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CADCF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CADCF6 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CADCF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CADCF6 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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