What color is #C6B0CF?

#C6B0CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B0CF?

The RGB value is 198, 176, 207: 198 red, 176 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B0CF?

The complementary color is #B9CFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B0CF color

#C6B0CF rgb(198, 176, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6B0CF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 69% green and 81.2% blue (198, 176, 207).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#C6B0CF color codes

HEX	`#C6B0CF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 176, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 69%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.55, 13.54, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.55, 18.61, 316.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.075, 47.562, 65.562)`
Decimal	`13021391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B0CF, 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 #C6B0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #C6B0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b0cf; }
.text { color: #c6b0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 176 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b0cf, #cfb0c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C6B0CF?: #C6B0CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B0CF?: The RGB value is 198, 176, 207: 198 red, 176 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B0CF?: The complementary color is #B9CFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.