What color is #CCD9F6?

#CCD9F6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD9F6?

The RGB value is 204, 217, 246: 204 red, 217 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD9F6?

The complementary color is #F6E9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD9F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD9F6 color

#CCD9F6 rgb(204, 217, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCD9F6 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.1% green and 96.5% blue (204, 217, 246).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 70% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#CCD9F6 color codes

HEX	`#CCD9F6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 217, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 70%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, 1.46, -15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 15.69, 275.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.345, 69.116, 97.016)`
Decimal	`13425142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD9F6, 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 #CCD9F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD9F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #CCD9F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd9f6; }
.text { color: #ccd9f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd9f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 217 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd9f6, #d4ccf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCD9F6?: #CCD9F6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD9F6?: The RGB value is 204, 217, 246: 204 red, 217 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD9F6?: The complementary color is #F6E9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD9F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.