Colour

#B29DD7

#B29DD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B29DD7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 157, 215 and HSL 262°, 42%, 73%. 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

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HEX#B29DD7

RGBrgb(178, 157, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6157, 0.8431

RGB percentages69.8%, 61.6%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(261.7, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK17.2%, 27%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,705,815

CSS custom property--colour: #B29DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4D6228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91A6D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#95A6D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ACA6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15 Thistle · ΔE 21.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5 Steel blue · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2D79D

Analogous#9DA5D7, #CF9DD7

Triadic#D7B29D, #9DD7B2

Split complementary#D7CF9D, #A5D79D

Tetradic#D79DA5, #C2D79D, #9DD7CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE5F5

Lighter +10%#CEC1E6

Darker −10%#9679C8

Darker −20%#7955B9

Darker −30%#613F9C

Darker −40%#4A3177

More saturated +25%#AD8CE8

Less saturated −25%#B7AEC6

Channel breakdown

R178

G157

B215

Red178 (69.8%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue261.72°

Saturation (HSL)42.03%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9D · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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