Recognised as Colour

#B29DBC

#B29DBC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B29DBC is a violet with RGB values 178, 157, 188 and HSL 281°, 19%, 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

#B29DBC#B29DBC

HEX#B29DBC

RGBrgb(178, 157, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6157, 0.7373

RGB percentages69.8%, 61.6%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(280.6, 18.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 16.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK5.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,788

CSS custom property--colour: #B29DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4D6243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A3BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A0A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Silver · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7BC9D

Analogous#A39DBC, #BC9DB7

Triadic#BCB29D, #9DBCB2

Split complementary#B7BC9D, #9DBCA3

Tetradic#BCA39D, #A7BC9D, #9DB7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8FA

Lighter +20%#E2DAE5

Lighter +10%#CABBD1

Darker −10%#9A7FA7

Darker −20%#826390

Darker −30%#664E72

Darker −40%#4B3954

More saturated +25%#B988D1

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R178

G157

B188

Red178 (69.8%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue280.65°

Saturation (HSL)18.79%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9D · B BC

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Also reads as

B29DbC (chemical formula)

Formula
593.501 g/mol
31 atoms

B29DbC has a molar mass of 593.501 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 3 elements: 29 × B, 1 × Db, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass593.501 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.855316 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0146808 × 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

B52.8%

Db45.2%

C2%

Boron (B × 29)313.49 g/mol, 52.82%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 45.156%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.024%

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