Palettes / Colors / #CCDCF5

#CCDCF5 — Pale Blue

#CCDCF5 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CCDCF5 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.

#CCDCF5 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 #F5E5CC; it also sits naturally between #CCF0F5 and #D1CCF5. 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 86% · Blue 96%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDCF5

.text { color: #CCDCF5; }
.background { background-color: #CCDCF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDCF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 220, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 67%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDCF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 220, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDCF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 220, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCDCF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCDCF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5E5CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDCF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDCF5

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 #CCDCF5 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 #CCDCF5 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

← #CCDCF4  ·  #CCDCF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDCF5?

#CCDCF5 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 220, 245). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDCF5?

#CCDCF5 is RGB 204, 220, 245 — HSL 217°, 67%, 88% — CMYK 17%, 10%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #CCDCF5?

Its complement is #F5E5CC; analogous partners are #CCF0F5 and #D1CCF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDCF5 for text?

Black text on #CCDCF5 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.