What color is #CCCCFF?

#CCCCFF is a very light, vivid blue known as Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Periwinkle?

The RGB value is 204, 204, 255: 204 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Periwinkle?

The complementary color is #FFFFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Periwinkle color: hex code #CCCCFF

#CCCCFF rgb(204, 204, 255)

Shades of blue

Periwinkle has the hex code #CCCCFF. It is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 100% blue (204, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

Periwinkle (#CCCCFF) color codes

HEX	`#CCCCFF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.57, 10.3, -24.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.57, 26.95, 292.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.54, 63.242, 103.395)`
Decimal	`13421823`
Short hex	`#CCF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Periwinkle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CCCCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CCCCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccccff; }
.text { color: #ccccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccccff, #e6ccff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CCCCFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCCCFF?: #CCCCFF is a very light, vivid blue known as Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Periwinkle?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 255: 204 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Periwinkle?: The complementary color is #FFFFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.