What color is #C6BCCC?

#C6BCCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BCCC?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 204: 198 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BCCC?

The complementary color is #C2CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BCCC color

#C6BCCC rgb(198, 188, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BCCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 80% blue (198, 188, 204).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#C6BCCC color codes

HEX	`#C6BCCC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, 6.46, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 9.35, 313.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.169, 52.332, 64.468)`
Decimal	`13024460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BCCC, 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 #C6BCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #C6BCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bccc; }
.text { color: #c6bccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bccc, #ccbcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6BCCC?: #C6BCCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BCCC?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 204: 198 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BCCC?: The complementary color is #C2CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.