What color is #C6A8CB?

#C6A8CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A8CB?

The RGB value is 198, 168, 203: 198 red, 168 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A8CB?

The complementary color is #ADCBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A8CB color

#C6A8CB rgb(198, 168, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6A8CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.9% green and 79.6% blue (198, 168, 203).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#C6A8CB color codes

HEX	`#C6A8CB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 168, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, 17.14, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 21.96, 321.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.069, 44.324, 62.511)`
Decimal	`13019339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A8CB, 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 #C6A8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #C6A8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a8cb; }
.text { color: #c6a8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 168 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a8cb, #cba8be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6A8CB?: #C6A8CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A8CB?: The RGB value is 198, 168, 203: 198 red, 168 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A8CB?: The complementary color is #ADCBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.