What color is #C2B6CE?

#C2B6CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B6CE?

The RGB value is 194, 182, 206: 194 red, 182 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B6CE?

The complementary color is #C2CEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B6CE color

#C2B6CE rgb(194, 182, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2B6CE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 71.4% green and 80.8% blue (194, 182, 206).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#C2B6CE color codes

HEX	`#C2B6CE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 182, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 71.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, 8.73, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 13.7, 309.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.115, 49.382, 65.272)`
Decimal	`12760782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B6CE, 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 #C2B6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #C2B6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b6ce; }
.text { color: #c2b6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 182 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b6ce, #ceb6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2B6CE?: #C2B6CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B6CE?: The RGB value is 194, 182, 206: 194 red, 182 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B6CE?: The complementary color is #C2CEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.