What color is #C6B9D8?

#C6B9D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B9D8?

The RGB value is 198, 185, 216: 198 red, 185 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B9D8?

The complementary color is #CBD8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B9D8 color

#C6B9D8 rgb(198, 185, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6B9D8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.5% green and 84.7% blue (198, 185, 216).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#C6B9D8 color codes

HEX	`#C6B9D8`
RGB	`rgb(198, 185, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 10.42, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 17.35, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.03, 51.662, 72.13)`
Decimal	`13023704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B9D8, 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 #C6B9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #C6B9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b9d8; }
.text { color: #c6b9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 185 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b9d8, #d6b9d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6B9D8?: #C6B9D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B9D8?: The RGB value is 198, 185, 216: 198 red, 185 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B9D8?: The complementary color is #CBD8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.