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#CCE5FD

#CCE5FD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 89.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 92% saturation and 90% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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1.30:1 Fail
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16.19:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

16.19:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCE5FD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CCE5FD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CCE5FD

What color is #CCE5FD?

#CCE5FD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 89.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 92% saturation and 90% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CCE5FD in RGB?

#CCE5FD is rgb(204, 229, 253): 204 red, 229 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CCE5FD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(19, 9, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CCE5FD?

PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CCE5FD?

Its complement #F6DEC7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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