Palettes / Colors / #CCDFED

#CCDFED — Pale Muted Blue

#CCDFED 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 #CCDFED 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.

#CCDFED 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 #ECD8CA; it also sits naturally between #CAECEA and #CACDEC. 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 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDFED

.text { color: #CCDFED; }
.background { background-color: #CCDFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 223, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 48%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 223, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 223, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD8CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDFED

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 #CCDFED 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 #CCDFED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDFED?

#CCDFED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 223, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDFED?

#CCDFED is RGB 204, 223, 237 — HSL 205°, 48%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CCDFED?

Its complement is #ECD8CA; analogous partners are #CAECEA and #CACDEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDFED for text?

Black text on #CCDFED has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.