What color is #C6CEEF?

#C6CEEF is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CEEF?

The RGB value is 198, 206, 239: 198 red, 206 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CEEF?

The complementary color is #EFE7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CEEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CEEF color

#C6CEEF rgb(198, 206, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6CEEF is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.8% green and 93.7% blue (198, 206, 239).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 56% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#C6CEEF color codes

HEX	`#C6CEEF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 206, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 56%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, 3.92, -17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 17.58, 282.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.936, 62.379, 90.475)`
Decimal	`13029103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CEEF, 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 #C6CEEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CEEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #C6CEEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ceef; }
.text { color: #c6ceef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ceef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 206 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ceef, #d2c6ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6CEEF?: #C6CEEF is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CEEF?: The RGB value is 198, 206, 239: 198 red, 206 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CEEF?: The complementary color is #EFE7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CEEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.