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B299CD

#B299CD closest to Violet Velvet

#B299CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(178, 153, 205)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 34% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B299CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.33:1.

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Variations of #B299CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B299CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B299CDB4CD99
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

B299CDCDCC999ACD99
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

B299CDCDB29999CDB2
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

B299CDCD99B4B4CD9999CDB2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B299CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B299CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95A3CB
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90A2CF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA0CE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95A3CB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EA0CC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEA0AB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B19CBE
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A1AF

#B299CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#B299CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.33:1 Very good#B299CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B299CD in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #B299CD; }
.background { background-color: #B299CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B299CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 153 205);
color: hsl(269 34% 70%);
color: oklch(0.723 0.079 306.4);

#B299CD FAQ

What color is #B299CD?

#B299CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B299CD?

#B299CD is rgb(178, 153, 205) in RGB, hsl(269, 34%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B299CD?

The complementary color of #B299CD is #B4CD99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B299CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B299CD: 8.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B299CD a warm or cool color?

#B299CD is a cool color.