Information about #C6AAD5 color

#C6AAD5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6AAD5 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 170, 213) — 77.6% red, 66.7% green, 83.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 17 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced violet, #C6AAD5 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Perfume (#C2A9DB) and Moon Raker (#C0B2D7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(198, 170, 213)), which gives #C6AAD5 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6AAD5: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6AAD5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6AAD5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C6AAD5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6AAD5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6AAD5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6AAD5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C6AAD5 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C6AAD5

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

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Wisteria color link
Wisteria

#C9A0DC

Tropical Violet color link
Tropical Violet

#CDA4DE

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

#C6AAD5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6AAD5
  • RGB198, 170, 213
  • CMYK6, 17, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(198, 170, 213)
  • HSL279°, 34%, 75%
  • HSL Precise279.07°, 33.858%, 75.098%
  • HSV279°, 20%, 84%
  • HSB279°, 20%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.667, 0.835)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.667, 0.835, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.667, 0.835)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6AAD5
  • DECIMAL ID13019861
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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