#C6BBDBNew Love (#C6BBDB) is a light, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 301°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.046. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C6BBDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 187, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 31%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 15%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.7 9.9 -14.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.811 0.046 301) |
Under warm 2700K interior light New Love shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cdb6cd — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#cdbcd7 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#c6bbdb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c6bcde — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest New Love in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.82:1 and against black 11.53:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f4efff · #c6bbdb · #a69cba · #807791 · #5c556b · #3b3447
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d2dfff · #cbcbfb · #c6bbdb · #c1a1cc · #b48dad · #a57b8f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c6bbdb · #b699a4 · #8a7ba4 · #88546a · #504366 · #412832
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e7e2f2 · #c6bbdb · #98a671 · #827893 · #615970 · #423d4c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c6bbdb · #a4a69f · #75717b · #444641 · #1d1a23 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3effc · #c6bbdb · #9e99a9 · #251e31 · #05010e · #b6d357
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c6bbdb · #a3a798 · #6e7951 · #3f4b18 · #181f00 · #020006
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c6bbdb · #a3a798 · #80724a · #225030 · #241a00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c6bbdb · #b0a297 · #8d6b4f · #005147 · #00221d · #110400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c6bbdb · #b3a09c · #93665e · #3f4b18 · #002127 · #010100
#CEC4E1 · #D6CEE6 · #DED7EC · #E6E0F1 · #EEEAF7
#A298B5 · #7F7790 · #5E576C · #3F394B · #221D2C
#C5BCD6 · #C4BED0 · #C3BFCB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.