Recognised as Colour

#B29FB9

#B29FB9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B29FB9 is a violet with RGB values 178, 159, 185 and HSL 284°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B29FB9#B29FB9

HEX#B29FB9

RGBrgb(178, 159, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6235, 0.7255

RGB percentages69.8%, 62.4%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(283.8, 15.7%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 14.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK3.8%, 14.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,706,297

CSS custom property--colour: #B29FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#4D6046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA4BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A6B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7 Silver · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6B99F

Analogous#A59FB9, #B99FB3

Triadic#B9B29F, #9FB9B2

Split complementary#B3B99F, #9FB9A5

Tetradic#B9A59F, #A6B99F, #9FB3B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F7FA

Lighter +20%#E1DAE4

Lighter +10%#CABCCF

Darker −10%#9A82A3

Darker −20%#82668C

Darker −30%#66516E

Darker −40%#4B3B51

More saturated +25%#BC8ACE

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R178

G159

B185

Red178 (69.8%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue283.85°

Saturation (HSL)15.66%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 9F · B B9

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B29FB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
429.778 g/mol
39 atoms

B29FB9 has a molar mass of 429.778 g/mol, made up of 39 atoms across 2 elements: 38 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass429.778 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule39

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.1366316 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4012213 × 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

B95.6%

F4.4%

Boron (B × 38)410.78 g/mol, 95.58%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.42%

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