Recognised as Colour

#BAB2F9

#BAB2F9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BAB2F9 is a blue with RGB values 186, 178, 249 and HSL 247°, 86%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BAB2F9#BAB2F9

HEX#BAB2F9

RGBrgb(186, 178, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.698, 0.9765

RGB percentages72.9%, 69.8%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(246.8, 85.5%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 28.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK25.3%, 28.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,235,513

CSS custom property--colour: #BAB2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#454D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0BCFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB8F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ACBECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Thistle · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4 Steel blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F1F9B2

Analogous#B2CEF9, #DDB2F9

Triadic#F9BAB2, #B2F9BA

Split complementary#F9DDB2, #CEF9B2

Tetradic#F9B2CE, #F1F9B2, #B2F9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E1FD

Darker −10%#9083F5

Darker −20%#6553F2

Darker −30%#3B24EE

Darker −40%#2610CF

More saturated +25%#B5ACFF

Less saturated −25%#C2BCEF

Channel breakdown

R186

G178

B249

Red186 (72.9%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue246.76°

Saturation (HSL)85.54%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G B2 · B F9

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BaB2F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
329.932 g/mol
12 atoms

BaB2F9 has a molar mass of 329.932 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 2 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass329.932 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.4786498 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8252673 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba41.6%

B6.6%

F51.8%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 41.624%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 6.553%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 51.823%

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