#B29CBA Color

#B29CBA is rgb(178, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(284, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B29CBA

HEX#B29CBA

RGBrgb(178, 156, 186)

HSLhsl(284, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(284, 16%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.049 317)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B29CBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B29CBA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B29CBA Complementary#A4BA9C Analogous#A39CBA Analogous#BA9CB3 Triadic#BAB29C Triadic#9CBAB2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B29CBA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBA8C2 #C7B7CD #D0C3D5 #DCD2E0 #E5DEE8 #F1EDF2

Shades

#9D81A7 #876693 #6F5478 #56415D #3D2E42 #241B27

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