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#CCCFEE — Pale Muted Blue

#CCCFEE 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 #CCCFEE 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.

#CCCFEE 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 #EEECCD; it also sits naturally between #CDE1EE and #DBCDEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCFEE · RGB 204, 207, 238

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Color values

HEX#CCCFEE
RGB204, 207, 238
HSL235°, 50%, 87%
HSV235°, 14%, 93%
CMYK14%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ62.65, 63.64, 89.87
Yxy63.64, 0.2898, 0.2944
CIE-Lab83.78, 5.07, -15.58
Hunter Lab79.77, 4.92, -15.88

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

CSS code for #CCCFEE

.text { color: #CCCFEE; }
.background { background-color: #CCCFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 207, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 207, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 207, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCFEE

#AFB3E4#8C93D9#6E76CF#4F59C4#3B44B0#2F378E#252B6F#1B1F50#0F122E#05060F

Tints of #CCCFEE

#D1D4F0#D5D7F1#D9DBF2#DDDEF4#E0E2F5#E0E2F5#E4E6F6#E8E9F7#ECEDF9#F0F1FA

Tones of #CCCFEE

#D0D2EC#D2D4EA#D4D6E7#D7D8E5#D9DAE2#DCDCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEECCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCFEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCFEE

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 #CCCFEE: ·

How #CCCFEE 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 · #CDCDE5Tritanopia · #CCE1DF

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 #CCCFEE 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
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Burning Ruby Breeze
#1D3881 · #B72950 · #53BE2A · #C9D5EC

Similar colors

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

#CFD0EC#CFD0EB#CDD3EC#CCCAEE#C9D1F3#C9D5EC#D0C9EE#CDC9EA#C8CAE9#C4CDF0#D5D1ED#CAC6F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCFED  ·  #CCCFEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCFEE?

#CCCFEE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 207, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCFEE?

#CCCFEE is RGB 204, 207, 238 — HSL 235°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CCCFEE?

Its complement is #EEECCD; analogous partners are #CDE1EE and #DBCDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCFEE for text?

Black text on #CCCFEE has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.