Information about #CAD6DC color

#CAD6DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD6DC falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 214, 220) — 79.2% red, 83.9% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 2 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CAD6DC reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cut Glass (#C9DBDC). Slightly further away sit Breeze (#CCDBD9) and Zumthor (#CDD5D5).

The recipe behind #CAD6DC is rgb(202, 214, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CAD6DC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CAD6DC color variations

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

#CAD6DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAD6DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAD6DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAD6DC 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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#CAD6DC 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 #CAD6DC

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

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Zumthor color link
Zumthor

#CDD5D5

Aluminum Foil color link
Aluminum Foil

#D2D9DB

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Metallic Platinum color link
Metallic Platinum

#D3D6D8

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

White Thunder color link
White Thunder

#D5D7D8

Carefree color link
Carefree

#D1DDD5

Quarter Surrender color link
Quarter Surrender

#D6D8D8

Light Gray color link
Light Gray

#D3D3D3

#CAD6DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD6DC
  • RGB202, 214, 220
  • CMYK7, 2, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(202, 214, 220)
  • HSL200°, 20%, 83%
  • HSL Precise200°, 20.455%, 82.745%
  • HSV200°, 8%, 86%
  • HSB200°, 8%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.839, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.839, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.839, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD6DC
  • DECIMAL ID13293276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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