Palettes / Colors / #CCE7FF
#CCE7FF — Pale Vivid Blue
#CCE7FF 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 #CCE7FF 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.
#CCE7FF 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 #FFE4CC; it also sits naturally between #CCFFFD and #CCCEFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCE7FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 231, 255 |
| HSL | 208°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 208°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 20%, 9%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.53, 77.21, 105.74 |
| Yxy | 77.21, 0.2811, 0.3034 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.42, -3.90, -14.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.87, -3.83, -15.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 91% · Blue 100%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCE7FF
.text { color: #CCE7FF; }
.background { background-color: #CCE7FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCE7FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 231, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCE7FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 231, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCE7FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 231, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCE7FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCE7FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFE4CC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCE7FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCE7FF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCE7FF: ·
How #CCE7FF 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 #CCE7FF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCE7FF?
#CCE7FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 231, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCE7FF?
#CCE7FF is RGB 204, 231, 255 — HSL 208°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 9%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #CCE7FF?
Its complement is #FFE4CC; analogous partners are #CCFFFD and #CCCEFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCE7FF for text?
Black text on #CCE7FF has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.