What color is #C6BFDB?

#C6BFDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BFDB?

The RGB value is 198, 191, 219: 198 red, 191 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BFDB?

The complementary color is #D4DBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BFDB color

#C6BFDB rgb(198, 191, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C6BFDB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.9% green and 85.9% blue (198, 191, 219).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#C6BFDB color codes

HEX	`#C6BFDB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 191, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.68, 7.79, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.68, 15.22, 300.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.703, 54.382, 74.619)`
Decimal	`13025243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BFDB, 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 #C6BFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #C6BFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bfdb; }
.text { color: #c6bfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 191 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bfdb, #d4bfdb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6BFDB?: #C6BFDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BFDB?: The RGB value is 198, 191, 219: 198 red, 191 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BFDB?: The complementary color is #D4DBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.