What color is #CADAFE?

#CADAFE 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 #CADAFE?

The RGB value is 202, 218, 254: 202 red, 218 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADAFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADAFE color

#CADAFE rgb(202, 218, 254)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.5% green and 99.6% blue (202, 218, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#CADAFE color codes

HEX	`#CADAFE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 218, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.5%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.93, 2.04, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.93, 19.41, 276.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.313, 69.854, 103.683)`
Decimal	`13294334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADAFE, 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 #CADAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #CADAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadafe; }
.text { color: #cadafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 218 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadafe, #d4cafe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #CADAFE?: #CADAFE 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 #CADAFE?: The RGB value is 202, 218, 254: 202 red, 218 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADAFE?: The complementary color is #FEEECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.