What color is #C6C2D4?

#C6C2D4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C2D4?

The RGB value is 198, 194, 212: 198 red, 194 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C2D4?

The complementary color is #D0D4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C2D4 color

#C6C2D4 rgb(198, 194, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C2D4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.1% green and 83.1% blue (198, 194, 212).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#C6C2D4 color codes

HEX	`#C6C2D4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 194, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 8%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.24, 4.78, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.24, 9.74, 299.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.462, 55.343, 70.088)`
Decimal	`13026004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C2D4, 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 #C6C2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #C6C2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c2d4; }
.text { color: #c6c2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 194 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c2d4, #cfc2d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6C2D4?: #C6C2D4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C2D4?: The RGB value is 198, 194, 212: 198 red, 194 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C2D4?: The complementary color is #D0D4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.