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#cccfe0

a light, soft blue · cool · closest name: Lavender

RGB
204, 207, 224
HSL
231°, 24%, 84%
CMYK
9, 8, 0, 12
Luminance
0.6284

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cccfe0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cccfe0
Hue
231°
blue
Saturation
24%
soft
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
88%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6284
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
77/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
13.57:1
Closest name
Lavender
ΔE2000 5.8
Where it sits
Hue231° of 360°
Saturation24%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool77% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cccfe0
RGBrgb(204, 207, 224)
HSLhsl(231, 24%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 12%)
LABlab(83.4 2.2 -8.7)
LCHlch(83.4 9.0 284.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.857 0.024 277.9)
Decimal13422560
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.812 0.878)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cccfe0;
background-color: #cccfe0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cccfe0] bg-[#cccfe0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cccfe0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.812, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cccfe0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCCFE0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(224, 207, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cccfe0 · 13.57:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.55:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.57:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cccfe0 as text scores 1.55:1 on white and 13.57:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cccfe0 on white: 1.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cccfe0 on black: 13.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CBD0E1
deuteranopia · #CACFE0
tritanopia · #C8D2D4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cccfe0 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F6F9
#EDEEF3
#cccfe0
#B9BDD5
#969CBF
#737CAA
#5D6598
#4D557F
#3E4466
#2F344B
#1E202F
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6F6F9Darkest = 950 · #1E202F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F6F9;
  --brand-100: #EDEEF3;
  --brand-200: #cccfe0;
  --brand-300: #B9BDD5;
  --brand-400: #969CBF;
  --brand-500: #737CAA;
  --brand-600: #5D6598;
  --brand-700: #4D557F;
  --brand-800: #3E4466;
  --brand-900: #2F344B;
  --brand-950: #1E202F;
  --brand: #cccfe0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cccfe0

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F5F6F9
Tinted page background
Border#CCCFE0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#575F8F
Captions on the surface
Accent#846B48
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#30354F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFF0F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#151723
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cccfe0

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#E0DDCC
Analogous left#CCD9E0
Analogous right#D3CCE0
Split-complement 1#E0D3CC
Split-complement 2#D9E0CC
Triadic 1#E0CCCF
Triadic 2#CFE0CC
Tetradic#E0CCD9

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green81.2%
Blue87.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.9%
Magenta7.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%

Color previews

#cccfe0 text on a black background

contrast 13.57:1

Card sample

#cccfe0 text on a white background

contrast 1.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cccfe0;
Background color
Panel with #cccfe0 background
background-color: #cccfe0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cccfe0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 207, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 207, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cccfe0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccfe0, #D6CCE0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cccfe0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cccfe0 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cccfe0, answered

What color is #cccfe0?

#cccfe0 is a light soft blue, closest to Lavender (ΔE2000 5.8). It sits at 231° on the hue wheel with 24% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cccfe0?

rgb(204, 207, 224) — 204 red, 207 green and 224 blue out of 255, or 80% / 81.2% / 87.8% by channel.

Is #cccfe0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6284 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 13.57:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cccfe0?

Black. It scores 13.57:1 against #cccfe0, versus 1.55:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cccfe0?

#E0DDCC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E0D3CC and #D9E0CC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cccfe0?

For interface work: #F5F6F9 as the surface, #CCCFE0 for borders, #575F8F for secondary text, #846B48 as an accent and #30354F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CCD9E0 and #D3CCE0 stays calm, while #E0DDCC is the loudest partner.

What is #cccfe0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 12%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cccfe0 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 77 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D0CCE0; nudged cooler, #CBD5E1.

Work with #cccfe0 in the Color Lab