What color is #C1C2D6?

#C1C2D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C2D6?

The RGB value is 193, 194, 214: 193 red, 194 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C2D6?

The complementary color is #D6D5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C2D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C2D6 color

#C1C2D6 rgb(193, 194, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C2D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 76.1% green and 83.9% blue (193, 194, 214).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#C1C2D6 color codes

HEX	`#C1C2D6`
RGB	`rgb(193, 194, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 76.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.91, 3.52, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.91, 10.68, 289.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.419, 54.776, 71.364)`
Decimal	`12698326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C2D6, 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 #C1C2D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C2D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #C1C2D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c2d6; }
.text { color: #c1c2d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c2d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 194 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c2d6, #cbc1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1C2D6?: #C1C2D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C2D6?: The RGB value is 193, 194, 214: 193 red, 194 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C2D6?: The complementary color is #D6D5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C2D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.