What color is #C6A5BE?

#C6A5BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A5BE?

The RGB value is 198, 165, 190: 198 red, 165 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A5BE?

The complementary color is #A5C6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A5BE color

#C6A5BE rgb(198, 165, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6A5BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 64.7% green and 74.5% blue (198, 165, 190).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#C6A5BE color codes

HEX	`#C6A5BE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 165, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 64.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.31, 16.35, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.31, 18.32, 333.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.037, 42.635, 54.509)`
Decimal	`13018558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A5BE, 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 #C6A5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #C6A5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a5be; }
.text { color: #c6a5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 165 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a5be, #c6a5ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6A5BE?: #C6A5BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A5BE?: The RGB value is 198, 165, 190: 198 red, 165 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A5BE?: The complementary color is #A5C6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.