What color is #C9C6E0?

#C9C6E0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C6E0?

The RGB value is 201, 198, 224: 201 red, 198 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C6E0?

The complementary color is #DDE0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C6E0 color

#C9C6E0 rgb(201, 198, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9C6E0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 77.6% green and 87.8% blue (201, 198, 224).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#C9C6E0 color codes

HEX	`#C9C6E0`
RGB	`rgb(201, 198, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 77.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, 6.02, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 13.89, 295.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.733, 58.187, 78.696)`
Decimal	`13223648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C6E0, 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 #C9C6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #C9C6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c6e0; }
.text { color: #c9c6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 198 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c6e0, #d6c6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9C6E0?: #C9C6E0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C6E0?: The RGB value is 201, 198, 224: 201 red, 198 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C6E0?: The complementary color is #DDE0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.