Recognised as Colour

#B29CBF

#B29CBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B29CBF is a violet with RGB values 178, 156, 191 and HSL 278°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B29CBF#B29CBF

HEX#B29CBF

RGBrgb(178, 156, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6118, 0.749

RGB percentages69.8%, 61.2%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(277.7, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK6.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,535

CSS custom property--colour: #B29CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#4D6340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A3C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA4BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#B1A0A8no 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 text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9BF9C

Analogous#A19CBF, #BF9CBB

Triadic#BFB29C, #9CBFB2

Split complementary#BBBF9C, #9CBFA0

Tetradic#BFA19C, #A9BF9C, #9CBBBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF9FB

Lighter +20%#E2DAE7

Lighter +10%#CABBD3

Darker −10%#9A7DAB

Darker −20%#816095

Darker −30%#664C76

Darker −40%#4B3857

More saturated +25%#B788D3

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R178

G156

B191

Red178 (69.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue277.71°

Saturation (HSL)21.47%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9C · B BF

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B29CBF (chemical formula)

Formula
355.309 g/mol
32 atoms

B29CBF has a molar mass of 355.309 g/mol, made up of 32 atoms across 3 elements: 30 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass355.309 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule32

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.9000448 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6949024 × 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

B91.3%

C3.4%

F5.3%

Boron (B × 30)324.3 g/mol, 91.273%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.38%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 5.347%

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