What color is #CCCCEE?

#CCCCEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCCEE?

The RGB value is 204, 204, 238: 204 red, 204 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCCEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCCEE color

#CCCCEE rgb(204, 204, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCCCEE is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 93.3% blue (204, 204, 238).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#CCCCEE color codes

HEX	`#CCCCEE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.02, 6.66, -16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.02, 17.99, 291.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.924, 62.196, 89.615)`
Decimal	`13421806`
Short hex	`#CCE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCCEE, 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 #CCCCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #CCCCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccccee; }
.text { color: #ccccee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccccee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 204 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccccee, #ddccee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCCCEE?: #CCCCEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCCEE?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 238: 204 red, 204 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCCEE?: The complementary color is #EEEECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.