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#cad9ff

a pale, electric blue · cool · closest name: lavender

RGB
202, 217, 255
HSL
223°, 100%, 90%
CMYK
21, 15, 0, 0
Luminance
0.6940

Every format

HEX#cad9ff
RGBrgb(202, 217, 255)
HSLhsl(223, 100%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(86.7 2.8 -20.2)
LCHlch(86.7 20.4 277.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.886 0.055 268.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cad9ff;
background-color: #cad9ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cad9ff] bg-[#cad9ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cad9ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.792, green: 0.851, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cad9ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cad9ff on white: 1.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cad9ff on black: 14.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red79.2%
Green85.1%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.8%
Magenta14.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#cad9ff text on a black background

contrast 14.88:1

Card sample

#cad9ff text on a white background

contrast 1.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cad9ff;
Background color
Panel with #cad9ff background
background-color: #cad9ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cad9ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(202, 217, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(202, 217, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cad9ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cad9ff, #DECAFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cad9ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cad9ff in the Color Lab