Information about #CAD4E6 color

#CAD4E6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAD4E6 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 212, 230) — 79.2% red, 83.1% green, 90.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 7 / 0 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAD4E6 reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1) and Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE).

The recipe behind #CAD4E6 is rgb(202, 212, 230), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CAD4E6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. No one has named #CAD4E6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAD4E6 color variations

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

#CAD4E6 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 #CAD4E6

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

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD4E6
  • RGB202, 212, 230
  • CMYK11, 7, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(202, 212, 230)
  • HSL219°, 36%, 85%
  • HSL Precise218.571°, 35.897%, 84.706%
  • HSV219°, 12%, 90%
  • HSB219°, 12%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.831, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.831, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.831, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD4E6
  • DECIMAL ID13292774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01