What color is #C6DAE5?

#C6DAE5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King of Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6DAE5?

The RGB value is 198, 218, 229: 198 red, 218 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DAE5?

The complementary color is #E5D1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DAE5 color

#C6DAE5 rgb(198, 218, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6DAE5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 85.5% green and 89.8% blue (198, 218, 229).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 37% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is King of Waves (#C6DCE7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#C6DAE5 color codes

HEX	`#C6DAE5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 218, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 85.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 37%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.91, -4.47, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.91, 8.87, 239.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.5, 67.805, 83.908)`
Decimal	`13032165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DAE5, 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 #C6DAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #C6DAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dae5; }
.text { color: #c6dae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 218 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dae5, #c6cbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6DAE5?: #C6DAE5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King of Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6DAE5?: The RGB value is 198, 218, 229: 198 red, 218 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DAE5?: The complementary color is #E5D1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.