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#CCBEF8 Color

#CCBEF8 is rgb(204, 190, 248) in RGB, hsl(254, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBEF8
HEX#CCBEF8
RGBrgb(204, 190, 248)
HSLhsl(254, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(254, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.081 295.6)
LABlab(79.64% 13.67 -27.00)
LCHlch(79.64% 30.26 296.85)

What #CCBEF8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCBEF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.21Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.51Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.11Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.53Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.32Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#CCBEF8 Channel Values

How #CCBEF8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 190 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBEF8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCBEF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCBEF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBEF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CCBEF8
Complementary
#EBF8BE
Analogous
#BECEF8
Analogous
#E9BEF8
Triadic
#F8CCBE
Triadic
#BEF8CC
Split comp.
#F8E9BE
Split comp.
#CEF8BE

Tints & Shades of #CCBEF8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D3C8F9
#D7CCFA
#DED5FB
#E5DFFC
#EDE8FD
#F0EDFD

Shades

#A087F2
#7854ED
#4C1DE7
#3813B4
#270D7D
#17084A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCBEF8.

How #CCBEF8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCBEF8
Protanopia#C0C0F8
Protanomaly#C5BFF8
Deuteranopia#C3C3F8
Deuteranomaly#C7C1F8
Tritanopia#C4C7C7
Tritanomaly#C7C3DC
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBEF8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ccbef8: #CCBEF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBEF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbef8': '#CCBEF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.745, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbef8">#CCBEF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBEF8"

More Blue Colors

#CCBEF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CCBEF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBEF8?

#CCBEF8 is a lightest blue — rgb(204, 190, 248) in RGB and hsl(254, 81%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #CCBEF8?

#CCBEF8 is rgb(204, 190, 248) — red 204, green 190, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBEF8?

#CCBEF8 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBEF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBEF8 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBEF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBEF8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 17.91, which is visibly different.

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