Recognised as Colour

#B29CEB

#B29CEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B29CEB is a violet with RGB values 178, 156, 235 and HSL 257°, 66%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B29CEB#B29CEB

HEX#B29CEB

RGBrgb(178, 156, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6118, 0.9216

RGB percentages69.8%, 61.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(256.7, 66.4%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 33.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK24.3%, 33.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,579

CSS custom property--colour: #B29CEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4D6314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A7A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 31.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7 Thistle · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5EB9C

Analogous#9CAEEB, #D99CEB

Triadic#EBB29C, #9CEBB2

Split complementary#EBD99C, #AEEB9C

Tetradic#EB9CAE, #D5EB9C, #9CEBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F1FC

Lighter +10%#D3C6F4

Darker −10%#9172E2

Darker −20%#7047DA

Darker −30%#5428C6

Darker −40%#421F9C

More saturated +25%#AB8DFA

Less saturated −25%#B9ABDC

Channel breakdown

R178

G156

B235

Red178 (69.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue256.71°

Saturation (HSL)66.39%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9C · B EB

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B29CeB (chemical formula)

Formula
464.42 g/mol
31 atoms

B29CeB has a molar mass of 464.42 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 2 elements: 30 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass464.42 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.7118755 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2967014 × 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

B69.8%

Ce30.2%

Boron (B × 30)324.3 g/mol, 69.829%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 30.171%

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