What color is #C6BBD2?

#C6BBD2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BBD2?

The RGB value is 198, 187, 210: 198 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BBD2?

The complementary color is #C7D2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BBD2 color

#C6BBD2 rgb(198, 187, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6BBD2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.3% green and 82.4% blue (198, 187, 210).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C6BBD2 color codes

HEX	`#C6BBD2`
RGB	`rgb(198, 187, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, 8.15, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 13.01, 308.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.69, 52.2, 68.26)`
Decimal	`13024210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BBD2, 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 #C6BBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C6BBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bbd2; }
.text { color: #c6bbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 187 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bbd2, #d1bbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6BBD2?: #C6BBD2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BBD2?: The RGB value is 198, 187, 210: 198 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BBD2?: The complementary color is #C7D2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.