#C6BDCD#C6BDCD
#C6BDCD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.024 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6BDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 189, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 14%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 8%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.76, 6.11, -6.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.76, 9.21, 311.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.06% 0.0158 -0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.06% 0.024 310.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5039, 52.8089, 65.1729) |
| Luminance | 0.5281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.54
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.04
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.11
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 10.10
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 10.23
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6BDCD #C4CDBD
analogous
#BEBDCD #C6BDCD #CDBDCC
triadic
#C6BDCD #CDC6BD #BDCDC6
tetradic
#C6BDCD #CDBEBD #C4CDBD #BDCCCD
square
#C6BDCD #CDBEBD #C4CDBD #BDCCCD
split-complementary
#C6BDCD #CCCDBD #BDCDBE
monochromatic
#8A7798 #A89AB3 #C6BDCD #E4E0E7 #F0EEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#C6BDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.56
#C6BDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6BDCD
11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6BDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6BDCD | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC0CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5BFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6bdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 189, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.024 310.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7d0dc',
500: '#c6bdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6bdcd; $custom-light: #d7d0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6bdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 189,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 13.793,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81059,
"c": 0.02423,
"h": 310.7
},
"luminance": 0.52809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6BDCD
secondary
#96A18D
accent
#984E6E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384