Information about #CAD9F1 color

#CAD9F1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD9F1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 217, 241) — 79.2% red, 85.1% green, 94.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 9 / 0 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #CAD9F1 glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hawkes Blue (#D2DAED). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Light Blue (#C7E4EE) and Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 217, 241) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. No one has named #CAD9F1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAD9F1 color variations

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

#CAD9F1 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 #CAD9F1

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

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Dreamer color link
Dreamer

#D3E5EF

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Miranda Blue color link
Miranda Blue

#C2DCFF

Mabel color link
Mabel

#CBE8E8

Pale Azure color link
Pale Azure

#C2E0FF

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD9F1
  • RGB202, 217, 241
  • CMYK15, 9, 0, 5
  • CSSrgb(202, 217, 241)
  • HSL217°, 58%, 87%
  • HSL Precise216.923°, 58.209%, 86.863%
  • HSV217°, 16%, 95%
  • HSB217°, 16%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.851, 0.945)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.851, 0.945, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.851, 0.945)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCAD9F1
  • DECIMAL ID13294065
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01