Information about #B29FC9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B29FC9 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 159, 201) — 69.8% red, 62.4% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 16 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B29FC9 is a mildly saturated violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC) and Abbey Road (#AFA8BC).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 159, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B29FC9: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #B29FC9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B29FC9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B29FC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B29FC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B29FC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B29FC9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B29FC9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B29FC9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Aesthetic Lilac color link
Aesthetic Lilac

#C098CC

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

#B29FC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B29FC9
  • RGB178, 159, 201
  • CMYK9, 16, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(178, 159, 201)
  • HSL267°, 28%, 71%
  • HSL Precise267.143°, 28%, 70.588%
  • HSV267°, 21%, 79%
  • HSB267°, 21%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.624, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.624, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.624, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB29FC9
  • DECIMAL ID11706313
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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