What color is #C6C8DA?

#C6C8DA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C8DA?

The RGB value is 198, 200, 218: 198 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C8DA?

The complementary color is #DAD8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C8DA color

#C6C8DA rgb(198, 200, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C8DA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.4% green and 85.5% blue (198, 200, 218).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#C6C8DA color codes

HEX	`#C6C8DA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 200, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 78.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.95, 2.77, -9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.95, 9.58, 286.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.595, 58.376, 74.602)`
Decimal	`13027546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C8DA, 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 #C6C8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #C6C8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c8da; }
.text { color: #c6c8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 200 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c8da, #cec6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6C8DA?: #C6C8DA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C8DA?: The RGB value is 198, 200, 218: 198 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C8DA?: The complementary color is #DAD8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.