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#C6BBDD Color

#C6BBDD is rgb(198, 187, 221) in RGB, hsl(259, 33%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C6BBDD
HEX#C6BBDD
RGBrgb(198, 187, 221)
HSLhsl(259, 33%, 80%)
HSVhsv(259, 15%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.049 300.1)
LABlab(77.62% 8.86 -15.64)
LCHlch(77.62% 17.97 299.55)

What #C6BBDD 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 #C6BBDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.41Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.79Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.92Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.5Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.62Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.98

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

#C6BBDD Channel Values

How #C6BBDD 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 187 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 33% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 15% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C6BBDD 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C6BBDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C6BBDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C6BBDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C6BBDD
Complementary
#D2DDBB
Analogous
#BBC1DD
Analogous
#D7BBDD
Triadic
#DDC6BB
Triadic
#BBDDC6
Split comp.
#DDD7BB
Split comp.
#C1DDBB

Tints & Shades of #C6BBDD

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

#CEC5E2
#D4CCE5
#DDD6EA
#E2DDEE
#EBE7F3
#F1EEF6

Shades

#A696CA
#8771B7
#69509F
#533F7D
#3A2C58
#221A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C6BBDD.

How #C6BBDD 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#C6BBDD
Protanopia#BDBDDD
Protanomaly#C1BCDD
Deuteranopia#BFBFDD
Deuteranomaly#C2BDDD
Tritanopia#C1C0C0
Tritanomaly#C3BECC
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C6BBDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c6bbdd: #C6BBDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C6BBDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c6bbdd': '#C6BBDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.733, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_c6bbdd">#C6BBDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C6BBDD"

More Purple Colors

#C6BBDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C6BBDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C6BBDD?

#C6BBDD is a lightest purple — rgb(198, 187, 221) in RGB and hsl(259, 33%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #C6BBDD?

#C6BBDD is rgb(198, 187, 221) — red 198, green 187, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C6BBDD?

#C6BBDD converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C6BBDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C6BBDD scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C6BBDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C6BBDD 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 7.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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