Color #CCCED8 Color / Colour Code #CCCED8
This page shows the hex color code for color #ccced8 (#CCCED8). The colour is a blue tone with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #CCCED8 against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#CCCED8 paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 200, 230, and 260 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 230, 350, and 110 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #CCCED8
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 230 and saturation at 13%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 230 to 275 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 230 with its complement at 50 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #CCCED8
Lightness variations at hue 230 and 13% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #CCCED8
Design Use Cases for #CCCED8
Muted Accent Color
With 13% saturation, #CCCED8 has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Light Background Tint
#CCCED8 at 82% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Trust & Professional Identity
#CCCED8 sits in the blue range (hue 230). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #CCCED8 (hue 230) to its complement at hue 50. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 260. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccced8, #d7d5cb);
CSS Code for #CCCED8
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #CCCED8 based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
Use This Color in Design Tools
Apply #CCCED8 across image editing and color design tools.
About Color #CCCED8 (#CCCED8)
#CCCED8 is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 204 red, 206 green, and 216 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 230 degrees with 13% saturation and 82% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #CCCED8 is 207/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This means it appears bright to the human eye and is best paired with dark text for readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow, and 15% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #CCCED8 against white is 1.57:1 and against black is 13.39:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 13.39:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #D7D5CB creates maximum visual tension when paired with #CCCED8. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #CBD3D7 and #CFCBD7, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #CCCED8
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #CCCED8?
- #CCCED8 is Color #CCCED8, a blue color (colour) with RGB(204, 206, 216), HSL(230, 13%, 82%), and CMYK(6%, 5%, 0%, 15%). Its perceived brightness is 207/255.
- Is #CCCED8 accessible for text?
- Against white, #CCCED8 has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 13.39:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #CCCED8?
- The complementary colour is #D7D5CB (hue 50). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #CBD3D7 and #CFCBD7. The triadic palette adds #D7CBCD and #CDD7CB for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #CCCED8 in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #ccced8; or rgb(204, 206, 216); or hsl(230, 13%, 82%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 230 13% 82%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.