What color is #C7C6EF?

#C7C6EF is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C6EF?

The RGB value is 199, 198, 239: 199 red, 198 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C6EF?

The complementary color is #EEEFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C6EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C6EF color

#C7C6EF rgb(199, 198, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7C6EF is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 77.6% green and 93.7% blue (199, 198, 239).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 56% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#C7C6EF color codes

HEX	`#C7C6EF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 198, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 77.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 56%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, 8.51, -20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 21.81, 292.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.324, 58.762, 89.861)`
Decimal	`13092591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C6EF, 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 #C7C6EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C6EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #C7C6EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c6ef; }
.text { color: #c7c6ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c6ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 198 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c6ef, #dcc6ef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7C6EF?: #C7C6EF is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C6EF?: The RGB value is 199, 198, 239: 199 red, 198 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C6EF?: The complementary color is #EEEFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C6EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.