What color is #CCD8E9?

#CCD8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD8E9?

The RGB value is 204, 216, 233: 204 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD8E9?

The complementary color is #E9DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD8E9 color

#CCD8E9 rgb(204, 216, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCD8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 84.7% green and 91.4% blue (204, 216, 233).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#CCD8E9 color codes

HEX	`#CCD8E9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 216, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 84.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -0.7, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 9.73, 265.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.162, 67.831, 86.787)`
Decimal	`13424873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD8E9, 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 #CCD8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #CCD8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd8e9; }
.text { color: #ccd8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 216 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd8e9, #cfcce9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCD8E9?: #CCD8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD8E9?: The RGB value is 204, 216, 233: 204 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD8E9?: The complementary color is #E9DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.