Information about #B299CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B299CE falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 153, 206) — 69.8% red, 60% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 21 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned twilight violet, #B299CE appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9) and Pale Purple (#B790D4).

The recipe behind #B299CE is rgb(178, 153, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B299CE: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #B299CE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B299CE color variations

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

#B299CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B299CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B299CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B299CE 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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#B299CE 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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#B4CD98
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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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#9ACD98
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#CDCB98
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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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#989ACD
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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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#CDB198
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#98CDB1
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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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#CD98B4
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#98CDB1
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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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#CD989A
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#98CDCB
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Nearest named colors to #B299CE

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

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Aesthetic Lilac color link
Aesthetic Lilac

#C098CC

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Purple Dragon color link
Purple Dragon

#C38EC7

Ashley's Lavender Calm color link
Ashley's Lavender Calm

#9FA2D7

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

#B299CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B299CE
  • RGB178, 153, 206
  • CMYK11, 21, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(178, 153, 206)
  • HSL268°, 35%, 70%
  • HSL Precise268.302°, 35.099%, 70.392%
  • HSV268°, 26%, 81%
  • HSB268°, 26%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.600, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.600, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.600, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB299CE
  • DECIMAL ID11704782
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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