#C6B5C6

Accessibility

AAA

10.83:1

Vs white / black

1.94:1 · 10.83:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c6b5c6

RGB

rgb(198, 181, 198)

RGBA

rgba(198, 181, 198, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 13%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 13%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 9%, 78%)

LAB

lab(75.53% 9.1 -6.39)

LCH

lch(75.53% 11.12 324.92)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7925 0.025 -0.017)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7925 0.0302 325.78)

XYZ

xyz(50.00, 49.13, 60.26)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 22%)

CSS

color: #c6b5c6;

CSS variable

--color-c6b5c6: #c6b5c6;

SCSS

$color-c6b5c6: #c6b5c6;

JavaScript

const color = "#c6b5c6";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c6b5c6";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c6b5c6" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c6b5c6", "rgb": { "r": 198, "g": 181, "b": 198 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7925 0.0302 325.78)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c6b5c6-1: #c6b5c6;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 10.68 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.87 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Very different · ΔE 7.86 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.38 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200ddcfdd 300c7b8c7 400ac9bac 500908090 600796b79 700615561 8004a404a 900342c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf9fa f6f3f6 f1edf1 ece6ec e7e0e7 e3dae3 ded4de d9ced9 d4c8d4 d0c1d0 cbbbcb c6b5c6 b6a6b6 a597a5 958895 847984 736a73 635b63 524b52 423c42 322d32 211e21 110f11

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf9fa f6f3f6 f1edf1 ece6ec e7e0e7 e3dae3 ded4de d9ced9 d4c8d4 d0c1d0 cbbbcb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b6a6b6 a597a5 958895 847984 736a73 635b63 524b52 423c42 322d32 211e21 110f11

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c0b1c0 baacba b5a8b5 afa3af a99fa9 a39ba3 9d969d 979297 928d92 8c898c 868486

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C6B5C6Stop 1 #B4C5B4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BDB4C5Stop 1 #C6B5C6Stop 2 #C5B4BDStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C6B5C6Stop 1 #C5C5B4Stop 2 #B4C5C5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C6B5C6Stop 1 #BDC5B4Stop 2 #B4C5BDStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3A2C3AStop 1 #654E65Stop 2 #906F90Stop 3 #B19AB1Stop 4 #D3C5D3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c6b5c6 works

#C6B5C6 (#c6b5c6) sits in the pink family at about 300° hue, 13% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.94:1 on white and 10.83:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c6b5c6 as small body text on white — 1.94:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind pink 200#FBCFE8 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Material Purple 50#F3E5F5 Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF