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#CCDCFA Color

#CCDCFA is rgb(204, 220, 250) in RGB, hsl(219, 82%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCDCFA
HEX#CCDCFA
RGBrgb(204, 220, 250)
HSLhsl(219, 82%, 89%)
HSVhsv(219, 18%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.045 263.1)
LABlab(87.26% -0.97 -16.61)
LCHlch(87.26% 16.64 266.65)

What #CCDCFA 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 #CCDCFA, 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.

#CCDCFA Channel Values

How #CCDCFA 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 220 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 82% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 18% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCDCFA 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CCDCFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCDCFA; 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 #CCDCFA

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 #CCDCFA.

How #CCDCFA 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#CCDCFA
Protanopia#D9D9FA
Protanomaly#D4DAFA
Deuteranopia#D7D7FA
Deuteranomaly#D3D9FA
Tritanopia#C7E0E0
Tritanomaly#C9DEEB
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCDCFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccdcfa: #CCDCFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCDCFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccdcfa': '#CCDCFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.863, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_ccdcfa">#CCDCFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCDCFA"

More Blue Colors

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

#CCDCFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCDCFA?

#CCDCFA is a lightest blue — rgb(204, 220, 250) in RGB and hsl(219, 82%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #CCDCFA?

#CCDCFA is rgb(204, 220, 250) — red 204, green 220, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCDCFA?

#CCDCFA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCDCFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCDCFA scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCDCFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCDCFA 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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