What color is #C6BDCA?

#C6BDCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BDCA?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 202: 198 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BDCA?

The complementary color is #C1CABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BDCA color

#C6BDCA rgb(198, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BDCA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (198, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#C6BDCA color codes

HEX	`#C6BDCA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.68, 5.54, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.68, 7.73, 315.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.145, 52.665, 63.284)`
Decimal	`13024714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BDCA, 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 #C6BDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #C6BDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bdca; }
.text { color: #c6bdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bdca, #cabdc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6BDCA?: #C6BDCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BDCA?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 202: 198 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BDCA?: The complementary color is #C1CABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.