Recognised as Colour
#C8BAFF
- #C8BAFF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#C8BAFF is a blue with RGB values 200, 186, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C8BAFF#C8BAFF
HEX#C8BAFF
RGBrgb(200, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages78.4%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(252.2, 100%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 27.1%, 100%)
CMYK21.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,071
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BAFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#374500
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F1FFBA
Analogous#BACFFF, #EBBAFF
Triadic#FFC8BA, #BAFFC8
Split complementary#FFEBBA, #CFFFBA
Tetradic#FFBACF, #F1FFBA, #BAFFEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G186
B255
Red200 (78.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BA · B FF
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C8BaFF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 271.414 g/mol
- 11 atoms
C8BaFF has a molar mass of 271.414 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × C, 1 × Ba, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass271.414 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule11
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule4.5069355 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.2188026 × 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
C35.4%
Ba50.6%
F14%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 35.403%
Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 50.598%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 13.999%
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