What color is #C6A1CF?

#C6A1CF is a light, desaturated magenta known as Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lilac Lace?

The RGB value is 198, 161, 207: 198 red, 161 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lilac Lace?

The complementary color is #AACFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lilac Lace color: hex code #C6A1CF

#C6A1CF rgb(198, 161, 207)

Shades of purple

Lilac Lace has the hex code #C6A1CF. It is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 63.1% green and 81.2% blue (198, 161, 207).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 32% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF) color codes

HEX	`#C6A1CF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 161, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 63.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 32%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 22%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, 21.76, -18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 28.44, 319.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.294, 42.001, 64.635)`
Decimal	`13017551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lilac Lace, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C6A1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C6A1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a1cf; }
.text { color: #c6a1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 161 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a1cf, #cfa1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C6A1CF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C6A1CF?: #C6A1CF is a light, desaturated magenta known as Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lilac Lace?: The RGB value is 198, 161, 207: 198 red, 161 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lilac Lace?: The complementary color is #AACFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.