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#CCCFED — Pale Muted Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CCCFED 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.

#CCCFED 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 #ECEACA; it also sits naturally between #CADEEC and #D8CAEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCFED · RGB 204, 207, 237

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Color values

HEX#CCCFED
RGB204, 207, 237
HSL235°, 48%, 86%
HSV235°, 14%, 93%
CMYK14%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ62.50, 63.58, 89.10
Yxy63.58, 0.2905, 0.2955
CIE-Lab83.75, 4.86, -15.09
Hunter Lab79.74, 4.71, -15.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCCFED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCCFED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCCFED

.text { color: #CCCFED; }
.background { background-color: #CCCFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 207, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 48%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 207, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 207, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCFED

#ACB0E2#8E94D7#6C74CB#4E57C1#3C45AA#31398C#262C6D#1B1F4B#10122D#05060F

Tints of #CCCFED

#CED1EE#D2D4EF#D5D8F0#D9DBF2#DDDFF3#E1E2F4#E5E6F6#E8EAF7#ECEDF8#F0F1FA

Tones of #CCCFED

#CDCFEA#CFD1E7#D2D3E5#D4D5E3#D6D7E0#D9D9DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCFED

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCCFED: ·

How #CCCFED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDE6Deuteranopia · #CDCDE4Tritanopia · #CCE0DF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Crystal Twilight
#CFD0EC · #4547A1 · #353892 · #232552
Frozen Ruby Garden
#706224 · #C8B556 · #576CC9 · #CFD0EB
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Frozen Meadow
#A8A828 · #E2D582 · #6564DA · #CCCAEE
Burning Ruby Breeze
#1D3881 · #B72950 · #53BE2A · #C9D5EC
Radiant Mirage
#AFEEBA · #DBEFF2 · #CDC9EA · #ECB4E8

Similar colors

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

#CFD0EC#CFD0EB#CDD3EC#CCCAEE#C9D5EC#CDC9EA#C9D1F3#D0C9EE#C8CAE9#C4CDF0#CBCFE4#D5D1ED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCFEC  ·  #CCCFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCFED?

#CCCFED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 207, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCFED?

#CCCFED is RGB 204, 207, 237 — HSL 235°, 48%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CCCFED?

Its complement is #ECEACA; analogous partners are #CADEEC and #D8CAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCFED for text?

Black text on #CCCFED has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.