What color is #C6C3E0?

#C6C3E0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C3E0?

The RGB value is 198, 195, 224: 198 red, 195 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C3E0?

The complementary color is #DDE0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C3E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C3E0 color

#C6C3E0 rgb(198, 195, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6C3E0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.5% green and 87.8% blue (198, 195, 224).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 32% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#C6C3E0 color codes

HEX	`#C6C3E0`
RGB	`rgb(198, 195, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 32%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.85, 6.65, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.85, 15.52, 295.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.256, 56.417, 78.432)`
Decimal	`13026272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C3E0, 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 #C6C3E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C3E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #C6C3E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c3e0; }
.text { color: #c6c3e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c3e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 195 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c3e0, #d5c3e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6C3E0?: #C6C3E0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C3E0?: The RGB value is 198, 195, 224: 198 red, 195 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C3E0?: The complementary color is #DDE0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C3E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.