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#CCECFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#CCECFA 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 #CCECFA 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.

#CCECFA 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 #FADACC; it also sits naturally between #CCFAF1 and #CCD5FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCECFA · RGB 204, 236, 250

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Color values

HEX#CCECFA
RGB204, 236, 250
HSL198°, 82%, 89%
HSV198°, 18%, 98%
CMYK18%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ72.15, 79.73, 102.03
Yxy79.73, 0.2842, 0.3140
CIE-Lab91.56, -7.52, -10.26
Hunter Lab89.29, -7.37, -10.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCECFA

.text { color: #CCECFA; }
.background { background-color: #CCECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 236, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCECFA

#A7DEF6#7DCFF2#58C1EE#2EB2EA#169FDA#1181B0#0E668B#0A4761#062C3C#020E13

Tints of #CCECFA

#D1EEFA#D1EEFA#D5F0FB#DAF1FB#DFF3FC#DFF3FC#E3F5FC#E8F6FD#E8F6FD#ECF8FD

Tones of #CCECFA

#CFEBF7#D2EAF3#D6E8F0#D9E7ED#DCE6E9#E0E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCECFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCECFA

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 #CCECFA: ·

How #CCECFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAF7Deuteranopia · #D8D6F6Tritanopia · #CEF4F3

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 #CCECFA rather than the exact color:

Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE

Similar colors

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

#CAF0F8#CAEDFF#CDE8F6#CFEBFF#D1E9F6#CBF1F5#C7EEFF#CFECF3#C8F1F5#D1F0F5#D4EBF8#CCF2F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCECF9  ·  #CCECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCECFA?

#CCECFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCECFA?

#CCECFA is RGB 204, 236, 250 — HSL 198°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CCECFA?

Its complement is #FADACC; analogous partners are #CCFAF1 and #CCD5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCECFA for text?

Black text on #CCECFA has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.