What color is #CAD0E6?

#CAD0E6 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 #CAD0E6?

The RGB value is 202, 208, 230: 202 red, 208 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD0E6?

The complementary color is #E6E0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD0E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD0E6 color

#CAD0E6 rgb(202, 208, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD0E6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 81.6% green and 90.2% blue (202, 208, 230).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 36% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#CAD0E6 color codes

HEX	`#CAD0E6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 208, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 81.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, 2.25, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 11.75, 281.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.193, 63.381, 83.857)`
Decimal	`13291750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD0E6, 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 #CAD0E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD0E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #CAD0E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad0e6; }
.text { color: #cad0e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad0e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 208 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad0e6, #d2cae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CAD0E6?: #CAD0E6 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 #CAD0E6?: The RGB value is 202, 208, 230: 202 red, 208 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD0E6?: The complementary color is #E6E0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD0E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.