Palettes / Colors / #CCDEEA

#CCDEEA — Pale Muted Blue

#CCDEEA 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 #CCDEEA 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.

#CCDEEA 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 #EAD8CC; it also sits naturally between #CCEAE7 and #CCCFEA. 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 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDEEA

.text { color: #CCDEEA; }
.background { background-color: #CCDEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 222, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 222, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 222, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD8CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDEEA

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 #CCDEEA 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 #CCDEEA 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

← #CCDEE9  ·  #CCDEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDEEA?

#CCDEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 222, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDEEA?

#CCDEEA is RGB 204, 222, 234 — HSL 204°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 5%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CCDEEA?

Its complement is #EAD8CC; analogous partners are #CCEAE7 and #CCCFEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDEEA for text?

Black text on #CCDEEA has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.