What color is #C6BDDA?

#C6BDDA 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 #C6BDDA?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 218: 198 red, 189 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BDDA?

The complementary color is #D1DABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BDDA color

#C6BDDA rgb(198, 189, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6BDDA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 85.5% blue (198, 189, 218).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#C6BDDA color codes

HEX	`#C6BDDA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.15, 8.66, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.15, 15.91, 302.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.139, 53.463, 73.783)`
Decimal	`13024730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BDDA, 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 #C6BDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #C6BDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bdda; }
.text { color: #c6bdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bdda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bdda, #d5bdda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6BDDA?: #C6BDDA 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 #C6BDDA?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 218: 198 red, 189 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BDDA?: The complementary color is #D1DABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.