What color is #C6BCD0?

#C6BCD0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BCD0?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 208: 198 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BCD0?

The complementary color is #C6D0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BCD0 color

#C6BCD0 rgb(198, 188, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BCD0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 81.6% blue (198, 188, 208).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#C6BCD0 color codes

HEX	`#C6BCD0`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 7.22, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 11.36, 309.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.655, 52.526, 67.027)`
Decimal	`13024464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BCD0, 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 #C6BCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #C6BCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bcd0; }
.text { color: #c6bcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bcd0, #d0bcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6BCD0?: #C6BCD0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BCD0?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 208: 198 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BCD0?: The complementary color is #C6D0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.