What color is #C6C1DB?

#C6C1DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C1DB?

The RGB value is 198, 193, 219: 198 red, 193 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C1DB?

The complementary color is #D6DBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C1DB color

#C6C1DB rgb(198, 193, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6C1DB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 75.7% green and 85.9% blue (198, 193, 219).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#C6C1DB color codes

HEX	`#C6C1DB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 193, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 75.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.19, 6.71, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.19, 14.03, 298.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.142, 55.26, 74.765)`
Decimal	`13025755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C1DB, 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 #C6C1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #C6C1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c1db; }
.text { color: #c6c1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 193 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c1db, #d3c1db); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6C1DB?: #C6C1DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C1DB?: The RGB value is 198, 193, 219: 198 red, 193 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C1DB?: The complementary color is #D6DBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.