What color is #CACCDF?

#CACCDF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACCDF?

The RGB value is 202, 204, 223: 202 red, 204 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACCDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACCDF color

#CACCDF rgb(202, 204, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACCDF is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80% green and 87.5% blue (202, 204, 223).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#CACCDF color codes

HEX	`#CACCDF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 204, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, 2.96, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 10.07, 287.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.267, 61.07, 78.463)`
Decimal	`13290719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACCDF, 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 #CACCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #CACCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caccdf; }
.text { color: #caccdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caccdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 204 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caccdf, #d2cadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CACCDF?: #CACCDF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACCDF?: The RGB value is 202, 204, 223: 202 red, 204 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACCDF?: The complementary color is #DFDDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.