What color is #C6C8DC?

#C6C8DC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C8DC?

The RGB value is 198, 200, 220: 198 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C8DC?

The complementary color is #DCDAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C8DC color

#C6C8DC rgb(198, 200, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C8DC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (198, 200, 220).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#C6C8DC color codes

HEX	`#C6C8DC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 200, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 78.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.01, 3.17, -10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.01, 10.64, 287.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.859, 58.481, 75.989)`
Decimal	`13027548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C8DC, 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 #C6C8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #C6C8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c8dc; }
.text { color: #c6c8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 200 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c8dc, #cfc6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6C8DC?: #C6C8DC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C8DC?: The RGB value is 198, 200, 220: 198 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C8DC?: The complementary color is #DCDAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.