What color is #C6C6E4?

#C6C6E4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C6E4?

The RGB value is 198, 198, 228: 198 red, 198 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C6E4?

The complementary color is #E4E4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C6E4 color

#C6C6E4 rgb(198, 198, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6C6E4 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 77.6% green and 89.4% blue (198, 198, 228).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#C6C6E4 color codes

HEX	`#C6C6E4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 198, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 77.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, 5.87, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 15.96, 291.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.483, 57.995, 81.549)`
Decimal	`13027044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C6E4, 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 #C6C6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #C6C6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c6e4; }
.text { color: #c6c6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 198 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c6e4, #d5c6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6C6E4?: #C6C6E4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C6E4?: The RGB value is 198, 198, 228: 198 red, 198 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C6E4?: The complementary color is #E4E4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.