Information about #CDCAE8 color

#CDCAE8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDCAE8 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 202, 232) — 80.4% red, 79.2% green, 91% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 12 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CDCAE8 presents itself as a mildly saturated classic blue — one that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soap (#CEC8EF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fog (#D5C7E8) and Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE).

The recipe behind #CDCAE8 is rgb(205, 202, 232), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CDCAE8 color variations

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

#CDCAE8 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 #CDCAE8

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

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDCAE8
  • RGB205, 202, 232
  • CMYK11, 12, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(205, 202, 232)
  • HSL246°, 39%, 85%
  • HSL Precise246°, 39.474%, 85.098%
  • HSV246°, 13%, 91%
  • HSB246°, 13%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.792, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.792, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.792, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCDCAE8
  • DECIMAL ID13486824
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01