Colour

#B29BBE

#B29BBE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B29BBE is a violet with RGB values 178, 155, 190 and HSL 279°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B29BBE#B29BBE

HEX#B29BBE

RGBrgb(178, 155, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6078, 0.7451

RGB percentages69.8%, 60.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(279.4, 21.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 18.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK6.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,278

CSS custom property--colour: #B29BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4D6441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A2C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B19FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9 Plum · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7BE9B

Analogous#A09BBE, #BE9BB9

Triadic#BEB29B, #9BBEB2

Split complementary#B9BE9B, #9BBEA1

Tetradic#BEA19B, #A7BE9B, #9BB9BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8FA

Lighter +20%#E2D9E6

Lighter +10%#CABAD2

Darker −10%#9A7CAA

Darker −20%#826093

Darker −30%#664C74

Darker −40%#4B3855

More saturated +25%#B886D3

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R178

G155

B190

Red178 (69.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue279.43°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9B · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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