What color is #C6ADCC?

#C6ADCC 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 #C6ADCC?

The RGB value is 198, 173, 204: 198 red, 173 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6ADCC?

The complementary color is #B3CCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6ADCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6ADCC color

#C6ADCC rgb(198, 173, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6ADCC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 67.8% green and 80% blue (198, 173, 204).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#C6ADCC color codes

HEX	`#C6ADCC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 173, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 67.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, 14.59, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 19.14, 319.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.13, 46.253, 63.455)`
Decimal	`13020620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6ADCC, 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 #C6ADCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6ADCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #C6ADCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6adcc; }
.text { color: #c6adcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6adcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 173 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6adcc, #ccadc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6ADCC?: #C6ADCC 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 #C6ADCC?: The RGB value is 198, 173, 204: 198 red, 173 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6ADCC?: The complementary color is #B3CCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6ADCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.