Palettes / Colors / #CCCCF0

#CCCCF0 — Pale Blue

#CCCCF0 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CCCCF0 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F0F0CC; it also sits naturally between #CCDEF0 and #DECCF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #CCCCF0

.text { color: #CCCCF0; }
.background { background-color: #CCCCF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCCF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 204, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 55%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCCF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 204, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCCF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 204, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCCF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCCF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0F0CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCCF0: #000000.

How #CCCCF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #CCCCF0 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCCEF  ·  #CCCCF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCCF0?

#CCCCF0 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 204, 240). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCCF0?

#CCCCF0 is RGB 204, 204, 240 — HSL 240°, 55%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CCCCF0?

Its complement is #F0F0CC; analogous partners are #CCDEF0 and #DECCF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCCF0 for text?

Black text on #CCCCF0 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.