What color is #CAD3FB?

#CAD3FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD3FB?

The RGB value is 202, 211, 251: 202 red, 211 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD3FB?

The complementary color is #FBF2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD3FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD3FB color

#CAD3FB rgb(202, 211, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CAD3FB is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82.7% green and 98.4% blue (202, 211, 251).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#CAD3FB color codes

HEX	`#CAD3FB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 211, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82.7%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 86%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, 5.08, -20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 21.17, 283.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.06, 66.109, 100.581)`
Decimal	`13292539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD3FB, 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 #CAD3FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD3FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #CAD3FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad3fb; }
.text { color: #cad3fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad3fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 211 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad3fb, #dacafb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CAD3FB?: #CAD3FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD3FB?: The RGB value is 202, 211, 251: 202 red, 211 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD3FB?: The complementary color is #FBF2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD3FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.