What color is #C6D7EF?

#C6D7EF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D7EF?

The RGB value is 198, 215, 239: 198 red, 215 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D7EF?

The complementary color is #EFDEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D7EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D7EF color

#C6D7EF rgb(198, 215, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6D7EF is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 84.3% green and 93.7% blue (198, 215, 239).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 56% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fly a Kite (#C8DAF5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#C6D7EF color codes

HEX	`#C6D7EF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 215, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 84.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 56%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, -0.83, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 13.7, 266.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.165, 66.837, 91.218)`
Decimal	`13031407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D7EF, 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 #C6D7EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D7EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #C6D7EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d7ef; }
.text { color: #c6d7ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d7ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 215 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d7ef, #cac6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6D7EF?: #C6D7EF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D7EF?: The RGB value is 198, 215, 239: 198 red, 215 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D7EF?: The complementary color is #EFDEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D7EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.