#B29EBD Color

#B29EBD is rgb(178, 158, 189) in RGB and hsl(279, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B29EBD

HEX#B29EBD

RGBrgb(178, 158, 189)

HSLhsl(279, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(279, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.049 313.7)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B29EBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B29EBD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B29EBD Complementary#A9BD9E Analogous#A39EBD Analogous#BD9EB8 Triadic#BDB29E Triadic#9EBDB2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B29EBD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCAAC5 #C8B9CF #D1C5D8 #DBD1E0 #E5DEE8 #F1EDF3

Shades

#9C83AA #876798 #6F557C #54405E #3B2D43 #231B27

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