Palettes / Colors / #CCCEDF

#CCCEDF — Pale Dusty Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CCCEDF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CCCEDF 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 #E0DECD; it also sits naturally between #CDD8E0 and #D4CDE0. 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 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCEDF

.text { color: #CCCEDF; }
.background { background-color: #CCCEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 206, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 206, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 206, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCEDF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CCCEDF 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 #CCCEDF 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

← #CCCEDE  ·  #CCCEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCEDF?

#CCCEDF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 206, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCEDF?

#CCCEDF is RGB 204, 206, 223 — HSL 234°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 9%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CCCEDF?

Its complement is #E0DECD; analogous partners are #CDD8E0 and #D4CDE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCEDF for text?

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