What color is #CACBE1?

#CACBE1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACBE1?

The RGB value is 202, 203, 225: 202 red, 203 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACBE1?

The complementary color is #E1E0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACBE1 color

#CACBE1 rgb(202, 203, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACBE1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.6% green and 88.2% blue (202, 203, 225).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#CACBE1 color codes

HEX	`#CACBE1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 203, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, 3.89, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 11.65, 289.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.301, 60.704, 79.812)`
Decimal	`13290465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACBE1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CACBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CACBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacbe1; }
.text { color: #cacbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 203 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacbe1, #d4cae1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CACBE1?: #CACBE1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACBE1?: The RGB value is 202, 203, 225: 202 red, 203 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACBE1?: The complementary color is #E1E0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.