Information about #CAD5E9 color

#CAD5E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD5E9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 213, 233) — 79.2% red, 83.5% green, 91.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 8 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #CAD5E9 radiates an almost-white brightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Hawkes Blue (#D2DAED). Slightly further away sit Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF) and Monroe Blue (#D3DFE8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(202, 213, 233)), which gives #CAD5E9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAD5E9: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CAD5E9 color variations

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

#CAD5E9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAD5E9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAD5E9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAD5E9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CAD5E9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CAD5E9

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

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Designer White color link
Designer White

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Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Soft Light Blue color link
Soft Light Blue

#C7E4EE

#CAD5E9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD5E9
  • RGB202, 213, 233
  • CMYK12, 8, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(202, 213, 233)
  • HSL219°, 41%, 85%
  • HSL Precise218.71°, 41.333%, 85.294%
  • HSV219°, 13%, 91%
  • HSB219°, 13%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.835, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.835, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.835, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCAD5E9
  • DECIMAL ID13293033
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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