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#CCDDFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#CCDDFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CCDDFE 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.

#CCDDFE 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 #FEEECD; it also sits naturally between #CDF6FE and #D5CDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCDDFE · RGB 204, 221, 254

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Color values

HEX#CCDDFE
RGB204, 221, 254
HSL220°, 96%, 90%
HSV220°, 20%, 100%
CMYK20%, 13%, 0%, 0%
XYZ68.65, 71.71, 103.99
Yxy71.71, 0.2809, 0.2935
CIE-Lab87.83, 1.08, -17.95
Hunter Lab84.68, 1.06, -18.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCDDFE

.text { color: #CCDDFE; }
.background { background-color: #CCDDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 221, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 221, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 221, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCDDFE

#A0BFFD#78A4FC#4B86FB#236BFB#0551EB#0442BE#033496#022469#011741#000714

Tints of #CCDDFE

#D2E1FE#D2E1FE#D7E4FE#D7E4FE#DCE7FE#E1EBFE#E1EBFE#E6EEFE#E6EEFE#EBF2FF

Tones of #CCDDFE

#D1DFFA#D4E0F7#D7E1F4#DBE2F0#DFE3EC#E2E4E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEEECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCDDFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDDFE

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 #CCDDFE: ·

How #CCDDFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D4F6Deuteranopia · #D2D1F4Tritanopia · #CDF0EE

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 #CCDDFE rather than the exact color:

Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0
Palette Fbfbfb
#FBFBFB · #E8F9FF · #C4D9FF · #C5BAFF

Similar colors

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

#CADEFC#D2DAFF#D2E0FB#C8E4FE#C4D9FF#CCDEF5#C5DFF8#C4D7FF#C4E4FF#C2D9FF#C7E0F4#C6E7FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCDDFD  ·  #CCDDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDDFE?

#CCDDFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 221, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDDFE?

#CCDDFE is RGB 204, 221, 254 — HSL 220°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CCDDFE?

Its complement is #FEEECD; analogous partners are #CDF6FE and #D5CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDDFE for text?

Black text on #CCDDFE has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.