What color is #C9C6EA?

#C9C6EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C6EA?

The RGB value is 201, 198, 234: 201 red, 198 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C6EA?

The complementary color is #E7EAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C6EA?

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.

#C9C6EA color

#C9C6EA rgb(201, 198, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9C6EA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 77.6% green and 91.8% blue (201, 198, 234).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 46% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C9C6EA color codes

HEX	`#C9C6EA`
RGB	`rgb(201, 198, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 77.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 46%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.15, 8.08, -17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.15, 19.19, 294.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.13, 58.746, 86.05)`
Decimal	`13223658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C6EA, 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 #C9C6EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C6EA 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 #C9C6EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c6ea; }
.text { color: #c9c6ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c6ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 198 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c6ea, #dbc6ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C9C6EA?: #C9C6EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C6EA?: The RGB value is 201, 198, 234: 201 red, 198 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C6EA?: The complementary color is #E7EAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C6EA?: 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.