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#C6AEFE Color

#C6AEFE is rgb(198, 174, 254) in RGB, hsl(258, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C6AEFE
HEX#C6AEFE
RGBrgb(198, 174, 254)
HSLhsl(258, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(258, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.114 297.6)
LABlab(75.40% 20.97 -36.73)
LCHlch(75.40% 42.29 299.72)

What #C6AEFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C6AEFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C6AEFE Channel Values

How #C6AEFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 198 · G 174 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C6AEFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C6AEFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C6AEFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C6AEFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #C6AEFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C6AEFE
Protanopia#B2B2FE
Protanomaly#BBB1FE
Deuteranopia#B6B6FE
Deuteranomaly#BDB3FE
Tritanopia#BABBBB
Tritanomaly#BFB6D9
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #C6AEFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c6aefe: #C6AEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C6AEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c6aefe': '#C6AEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.682, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c6aefe">#C6AEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C6AEFE"

More Purple Colors

#C6AEFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C6AEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C6AEFE?

#C6AEFE is a lightest purple — rgb(198, 174, 254) in RGB and hsl(258, 98%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #C6AEFE?

#C6AEFE is rgb(198, 174, 254) — red 198, green 174, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C6AEFE?

#C6AEFE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C6AEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C6AEFE scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C6AEFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C6AEFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.91, which is visibly different.

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