What color is #C6C6E8?

#C6C6E8 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 #C6C6E8?

The RGB value is 198, 198, 232: 198 red, 198 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C6E8?

The complementary color is #E8E8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C6E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C6E8 color

#C6C6E8 rgb(198, 198, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6C6E8 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 77.6% green and 91% blue (198, 198, 232).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 42% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#C6C6E8 color codes

HEX	`#C6C6E8`
RGB	`rgb(198, 198, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 77.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 42%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, 6.71, -16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 18.09, 291.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.045, 58.22, 84.508)`
Decimal	`13027048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C6E8, 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 #C6C6E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C6E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #C6C6E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c6e8; }
.text { color: #c6c6e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c6e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 198 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c6e8, #d7c6e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6C6E8?: #C6C6E8 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 #C6C6E8?: The RGB value is 198, 198, 232: 198 red, 198 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C6E8?: The complementary color is #E8E8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C6E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.