What color is #C8C6DE?

#C8C6DE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C6DE?

The RGB value is 200, 198, 222: 200 red, 198 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C6DE?

The complementary color is #DCDEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C6DE color

#C8C6DE rgb(200, 198, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C6DE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 77.6% green and 87.1% blue (200, 198, 222).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#C8C6DE color codes

HEX	`#C8C6DE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 198, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 77.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, 5.29, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 12.8, 294.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.196, 57.941, 77.264)`
Decimal	`13158110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C6DE, 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 #C8C6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #C8C6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c6de; }
.text { color: #c8c6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 198 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c6de, #d4c6de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C8C6DE?: #C8C6DE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C6DE?: The RGB value is 200, 198, 222: 200 red, 198 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C6DE?: The complementary color is #DCDEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.