Information about #C6B0CC color

#C6B0CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C6B0CC is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 176, 204) — 77.6% red, 69% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 11 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C6B0CC presents itself as a gently muted magenta — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Slightly further away sit Prelude (#CAB4D4) and Maverick (#C8B1C0).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 176, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #C6B0CC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C6B0CC color variations

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#C6B0CC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C6B0CC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

I Do color link
I Do

#CCBCC6

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6B0CC
  • RGB198, 176, 204
  • CMYK2, 11, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(198, 176, 204)
  • HSL287°, 22%, 75%
  • HSL Precise287.143°, 21.538%, 74.51%
  • HSV287°, 14%, 80%
  • HSB287°, 14%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.690, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.690, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.690, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6B0CC
  • DECIMAL ID13021388
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01