What color is #C6B8ED?

#C6B8ED is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B8ED?

The RGB value is 198, 184, 237: 198 red, 184 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B8ED?

The complementary color is #DFEDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B8ED color

#C6B8ED rgb(198, 184, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6B8ED is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.2% green and 92.9% blue (198, 184, 237).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#C6B8ED color codes

HEX	`#C6B8ED`
RGB	`rgb(198, 184, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, 15.34, -24.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 28.95, 302.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.712, 52.401, 87.284)`
Decimal	`13023469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B8ED, 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 #C6B8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #C6B8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b8ed; }
.text { color: #c6b8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 184 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b8ed, #e1b8ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #C6B8ED?: #C6B8ED is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B8ED?: The RGB value is 198, 184, 237: 198 red, 184 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B8ED?: The complementary color is #DFEDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.