Information about #CAC6E2 color

#CAC6E2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAC6E2 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 198, 226) — 79.2% red, 77.6% green, 88.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 11 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CAC6E2 is a mildly saturated blue that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1) and Fairytale (#C6C4DB).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 198, 226) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CAC6E2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CAC6E2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CAC6E2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CAC6E2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CAC6E2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAC6E2
  • RGB202, 198, 226
  • CMYK9, 11, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(202, 198, 226)
  • HSL249°, 33%, 83%
  • HSL Precise248.571°, 32.558%, 83.137%
  • HSV249°, 12%, 89%
  • HSB249°, 12%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.776, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.776, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.776, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAC6E2
  • DECIMAL ID13289186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01