Recognised as Colour
#B29BC8
- #B29BC8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B29BC8 is a violet with RGB values 178, 155, 200 and HSL 271°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B29BC8#B29BC8
HEX#B29BC8
RGBrgb(178, 155, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6078, 0.7843
RGB percentages69.8%, 60.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(270.7, 29%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 22.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK11%, 22.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,705,288
CSS custom property--colour: #B29BC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4D6437
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1C89B
Analogous#9C9BC8, #C89BC7
Triadic#C8B29B, #9BC8B2
Split complementary#C7C89B, #9BC89C
Tetradic#C89C9B, #B1C89B, #9BC7C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G155
B200
Red178 (69.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue270.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 9B · B C8
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B29BC8 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 420.388 g/mol
- 38 atoms
B29BC8 has a molar mass of 420.388 g/mol, made up of 38 atoms across 2 elements: 30 × B, 8 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass420.388 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule38
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule6.980707 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.4325197 × 10^21
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B77.1%
C22.9%
Boron (B × 30)324.3 g/mol, 77.143%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 22.857%
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