Palettes / Colors / #CCCDEE

#CCCDEE — Pale Muted Blue

#CCCDEE is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CCCDEE 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 #EEEDCD; it also sits naturally between #CDDFEE and #DDCDEE. 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 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CCCDEE

.text { color: #CCCDEE; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCDEE

Tints of #CCCDEE

Tones of #CCCDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEDCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCDEE: #000000.

How #CCCDEE 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCCDEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCDED  ·  #CCCDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDEE?

#CCCDEE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 205, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDEE?

#CCCDEE is RGB 204, 205, 238 — HSL 238°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CCCDEE?

Its complement is #EEEDCD; analogous partners are #CDDFEE and #DDCDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDEE for text?

Black text on #CCCDEE has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.