What color is #CACCE8?

#CACCE8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACCE8?

The RGB value is 202, 204, 232: 202 red, 204 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACCE8?

The complementary color is #E8E6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACCE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACCE8 color

#CACCE8 rgb(202, 204, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CACCE8 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80% green and 91% blue (202, 204, 232).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#CACCE8 color codes

HEX	`#CACCE8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 204, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.68, 4.78, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.68, 14.82, 288.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.512, 61.568, 85.024)`
Decimal	`13290728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACCE8, 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 #CACCE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACCE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #CACCE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacce8; }
.text { color: #cacce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacce8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 204 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacce8, #d7cae8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CACCE8?: #CACCE8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACCE8?: The RGB value is 202, 204, 232: 202 red, 204 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACCE8?: The complementary color is #E8E6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACCE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.