What color is #CCE9FA?

#CCE9FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE9FA?

The RGB value is 204, 233, 250: 204 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE9FA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCE9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE9FA color

#CCE9FA rgb(204, 233, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCE9FA is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 91.4% green and 98% blue (204, 233, 250).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is New Heights (#D0E5F2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#CCE9FA color codes

HEX	`#CCE9FA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 233, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 91.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.79, -6, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.79, 12.88, 242.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.292, 78.015, 101.726)`
Decimal	`13429242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE9FA, 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 #CCE9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #CCE9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce9fa; }
.text { color: #cce9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 233 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce9fa, #ccd2fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCE9FA?: #CCE9FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE9FA?: The RGB value is 204, 233, 250: 204 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE9FA?: The complementary color is #FADDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.