Recognised as Colour

#B29CDC

#B29CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B29CDC is a violet with RGB values 178, 156, 220 and HSL 261°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B29CDC#B29CDC

HEX#B29CDC

RGBrgb(178, 156, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6118, 0.8627

RGB percentages69.8%, 61.2%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(260.6, 47.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 29.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK19.1%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,564

CSS custom property--colour: #B29CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#4D6323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA6DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ABA6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Thistle · ΔE 24.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Steel blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6DC9C

Analogous#9CA6DC, #D29CDC

Triadic#DCB29C, #9CDCB2

Split complementary#DCD29C, #A6DC9C

Tetradic#DC9CA6, #C6DC9C, #9CDCD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE7F7

Lighter +10%#CFC2E9

Darker −10%#9576CF

Darker −20%#7751C1

Darker −30%#5F3AA5

Darker −40%#492D7F

More saturated +25%#AD8BED

Less saturated −25%#B7ADCB

Channel breakdown

R178

G156

B220

Red178 (69.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue260.63°

Saturation (HSL)47.76%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9C · B DC

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Also reads as

B29CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
437.911 g/mol
31 atoms

B29CdC has a molar mass of 437.911 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 3 elements: 29 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass437.911 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.2716832 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3751974 × 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

B71.6%

Cd25.7%

C2.7%

Boron (B × 29)313.49 g/mol, 71.588%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 25.67%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.743%

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