What color is #C6C3D1?

#C6C3D1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C3D1?

The RGB value is 198, 195, 209: 198 red, 195 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C3D1?

The complementary color is #CED1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C3D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C3D1 color

#C6C3D1 rgb(198, 195, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C3D1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.5% green and 82% blue (198, 195, 209).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 13% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#C6C3D1 color codes

HEX	`#C6C3D1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 195, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 13%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.41, 3.67, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.41, 7.56, 299)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.31, 55.639, 68.187)`
Decimal	`13026257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C3D1, 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 #C6C3D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C3D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #C6C3D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c3d1; }
.text { color: #c6c3d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c3d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 195 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c3d1, #cdc3d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6C3D1?: #C6C3D1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C3D1?: The RGB value is 198, 195, 209: 198 red, 195 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C3D1?: The complementary color is #CED1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C3D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.