What color is #CACEE5?

#CACEE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACEE5?

The RGB value is 202, 206, 229: 202 red, 206 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACEE5?

The complementary color is #E5E1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACEE5 color

#CACEE5 rgb(202, 206, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACEE5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green and 89.8% blue (202, 206, 229).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#CACEE5 color codes

HEX	`#CACEE5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 206, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.1, 3.1, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.1, 12.2, 284.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.568, 62.356, 82.958)`
Decimal	`13291237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACEE5, 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 #CACEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #CACEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacee5; }
.text { color: #cacee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 206 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacee5, #d4cae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CACEE5?: #CACEE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACEE5?: The RGB value is 202, 206, 229: 202 red, 206 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACEE5?: The complementary color is #E5E1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.