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#CCD5EA Color

#CCD5EA is rgb(204, 213, 234) in RGB, hsl(222, 42%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCD5EA
HEX#CCD5EA
RGBrgb(204, 213, 234)
HSLhsl(222, 42%, 86%)
HSVhsv(222, 13%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.031 267.2)
LABlab(85.06% -0.07 -11.47)
LCHlch(85.06% 11.47 269.64)

What #CCD5EA 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 #CCD5EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CCD5EA Channel Values

How #CCD5EA 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 213 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 42% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 13% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCD5EA 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCD5EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCD5EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCD5EA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCD5EA.

How #CCD5EA 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#CCD5EA
Protanopia#D4D4EA
Protanomaly#D1D4EA
Deuteranopia#D2D2EA
Deuteranomaly#D0D3EA
Tritanopia#C9D8D8
Tritanomaly#CAD7DF
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCD5EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccd5ea: #CCD5EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCD5EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccd5ea': '#CCD5EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.835, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_ccd5ea">#CCD5EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCD5EA"

More Blue Colors

#CCD5EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCD5EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCD5EA?

#CCD5EA is a lightest blue — rgb(204, 213, 234) in RGB and hsl(222, 42%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.54.

What is the RGB value of #CCD5EA?

#CCD5EA is rgb(204, 213, 234) — red 204, green 213, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCD5EA?

#CCD5EA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCD5EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCD5EA scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCD5EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCD5EA 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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