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#C6BBFF closest to Violet Heaven

#C6BBFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Heaven. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(198, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C6BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.95:1.

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Variations of #C6BBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C6BBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C6BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C6BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABC2FD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAC4FF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C2FF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABC2FD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4C0FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC6D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2C0EC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C1D4

#C6BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#C6BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.95:1 Very good#C6BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C6BBFF in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C6BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #C6BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C6BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(198 187 255);
color: hsl(250 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.095 291.6);

#C6BBFF FAQ

What color is #C6BBFF?

#C6BBFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C6BBFF?

#C6BBFF is rgb(198, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(250, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C6BBFF?

The complementary color of #C6BBFF is #F4FFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C6BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C6BBFF: 11.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C6BBFF a warm or cool color?

#C6BBFF is a cool color.