Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.54:1 — vs black: 13.65:1

Color values

  • HEX #CCCCFF
  • RGB rgb(204, 204, 255)
  • HSL hsl(240, 100%, 90%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 20, 20, 0, 0 )
  • Websafe #CCCCFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CCCCFF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lavender Blue
#CCCCFF Base
#FFFFCC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lavender Blue
#CCCCFF Base
#CCE6FF
#E6CCFF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lavender Blue
#CCCCFF Base
#FFCCCC
#CCFFCC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lavender Blue
#CCCCFF Base
#FFE6CC
#E6FFCC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lavender Blue
#CCCCFF Base
#FFCCE6
#FFFFCC
#CCFFE6
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lavender Blue
#CCCCFF Base
#3333FF
#8080FF
#A3A3FF
#E6E6FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lavender Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00001A
#000070
#0000C7
#1F1FFF
#7575FF
Lavender Blue #CCCCFF Base
#D1D1FF
#D6D6FF
#DBDBFF
#E0E0FF
#E6E6FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CCCCFF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CCCCFF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CCCCFF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CCCCFF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CCCCFF,
        #FFFFCC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CCCCFF,
        #FFFFCC
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$lavender-blue: #CCCCFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lavender-blue-r: 204;
$lavender-blue-g: 204;
$lavender-blue-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lavender-blue;
    color: rgba($lavender-blue-r, $lavender-blue-g, $lavender-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lavender Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CCCCFF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #CCCCFF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #CCCCFF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C4D3D3 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D0D0D0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lavender Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lavender Blue #CCCCFF Base
Soap #CEC8EF ΔE 4.08
Pale Lavender #DCD0FF ΔE 4.27
Wild Blue Yonder #A2ADD0 ΔE 10.16
Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 10.21

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.