What color is #C4C6E1?

#C4C6E1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C6E1?

The RGB value is 196, 198, 225: 196 red, 198 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C6E1?

The complementary color is #E1DFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C6E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C6E1 color

#C4C6E1 rgb(196, 198, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4C6E1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.6% green and 88.2% blue (196, 198, 225).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#C4C6E1 color codes

HEX	`#C4C6E1`
RGB	`rgb(196, 198, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.49, 4.61, -13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.49, 14.37, 288.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.547, 57.56, 79.351)`
Decimal	`12895969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C6E1, 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 #C4C6E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C6E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #C4C6E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c6e1; }
.text { color: #c4c6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c6e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 198 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c6e1, #d1c4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4C6E1?: #C4C6E1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C6E1?: The RGB value is 196, 198, 225: 196 red, 198 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C6E1?: The complementary color is #E1DFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C6E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.