#CCD8EA

Accessibility

AAA

14.58:1

Vs white / black

1.44:1 · 14.58:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ccd8ea

RGB

rgb(204, 216, 234)

RGBA

rgba(204, 216, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(216, 42%, 86%)

HSLA

hsla(216, 42%, 86%, 1)

HSV

hsv(216, 13%, 92%)

LAB

lab(85.95% -0.5 -10.2)

LCH

lch(85.95% 10.21 267.19)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8786 -0.0057 -0.0275)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8786 0.0281 258.29)

XYZ

xyz(64.31, 67.89, 87.54)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 8%)

CSS

color: #ccd8ea;

CSS variable

--color-ccd8ea: #ccd8ea;

SCSS

$color-ccd8ea: #ccd8ea;

JavaScript

const color = "#ccd8ea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ccd8ea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ccd8ea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ccd8ea", "rgb": { "r": 204, "g": 216, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8786 0.0281 258.29)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ccd8ea-1: #ccd8ea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.51 · #CBD5E1

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Very different · ΔE 6.06 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-100

Very different · ΔE 6.12 · #CFD8DC

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 10.67 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50edf6ff 100e0e9f6 200ccd5e3 300b4bfce 40097a2b3 5007c8797 60067717f 700525a66 8003d444f 900292f39 950151b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbfcfd f7f9fc f2f5fa eef2f8 eaeff6 e6ecf5 e1e8f3 dde5f1 d9e2ef d5dfee d0dbec ccd8ea bbc6d7 aab4c3 99a2b0 88909c 777e88 666c75 555a61 44484e 33363b 222427 111214

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfcfd f7f9fc f2f5fa eef2f8 eaeff6 e6ecf5 e1e8f3 dde5f1 d9e2ef d5dfee d0dbec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

bbc6d7 aab4c3 99a2b0 88909c 777e88 666c75 555a61 44484e 33363b 222427 111214

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c6d1e1 bfc9d8 b9c2d0 b3bbc7 acb3be a6acb5 a0a5ac 999da3 93969b 8d8f92 868789

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CCD8EAStop 1 #EADECCStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CCE7EAStop 1 #CCD8EAStop 2 #CFCCEAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CCD8EAStop 1 #EACCD8Stop 2 #D8EACCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CCD8EAStop 1 #EACFCCStop 2 #E7EACCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1E2F48Stop 1 #34527FStop 2 #4A75B5Stop 3 #809ECBStop 4 #B7C8E1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ccd8ea works

#CCD8EA (#ccd8ea) sits in the blue family at about 216° hue, 42% saturation, and 86% lightness. Contrast is 1.44:1 on white and 14.58:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #ccd8ea as small body text on white — 1.44:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind blue 100#DBEAFE Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind indigo 100#E0E7FF Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 LightSteelBlue#B0C4DE Tailwind blue 200#BFDBFE Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Material Indigo 50#E8EAF6 Material Blue 50#E3F2FD Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Material Blue 100#BBDEFB