What color is #CCDEF9?

#CCDEF9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDEF9?

The RGB value is 204, 222, 249: 204 red, 222 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDEF9?

The complementary color is #F9E7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDEF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDEF9 color

#CCDEF9 rgb(204, 222, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCDEF9 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.1% green and 97.6% blue (204, 222, 249).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 79% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fly a Kite (#C8DAF5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#CCDEF9 color codes

HEX	`#CCDEF9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 222, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.1%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 79%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, -0.52, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 15.16, 268.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.118, 71.918, 99.897)`
Decimal	`13426425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDEF9, 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 #CCDEF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDEF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #CCDEF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdef9; }
.text { color: #ccdef9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdef9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 222 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdef9, #d0ccf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCDEF9?: #CCDEF9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDEF9?: The RGB value is 204, 222, 249: 204 red, 222 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDEF9?: The complementary color is #F9E7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDEF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.