Palettes / Colors / #CCDDEF

#CCDDEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CCDDEF 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 #EFDECD; it also sits naturally between #CDEFEF and #CDCDEF. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #CCDDEF

.text { color: #CCDDEF; }
.background { background-color: #CCDDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 221, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 221, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 221, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCDDEF

Tints of #CCDDEF

Tones of #CCDDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFDECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDDEF: #000000.

How #CCDDEF 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 #CCDDEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCDDEE  ·  #CCDDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDDEF?

#CCDDEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 221, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDDEF?

#CCDDEF is RGB 204, 221, 239 — HSL 211°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CCDDEF?

Its complement is #EFDECD; analogous partners are #CDEFEF and #CDCDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDDEF for text?

Black text on #CCDDEF has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.