Recognised as Colour

#CAB2FF

#CAB2FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CAB2FF is a violet with RGB values 202, 178, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CAB2FF#CAB2FF

HEX#CAB2FF

RGBrgb(202, 178, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.698, 1

RGB percentages79.2%, 69.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(258.7, 100%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 30.2%, 100%)

CMYK20.8%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,284,095

CSS custom property--colour: #CAB2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#354D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4BEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C0BECEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4 Thistle · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 29.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.9 Violet · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7FFB2

Analogous#B2C1FF, #F1B2FF

Triadic#FFCAB2, #B2FFCA

Split complementary#FFF1B2, #C1FFB2

Tetradic#FFB2C1, #E7FFB2, #B2FFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDE5FF

Darker −10%#A77FFF

Darker −20%#844CFF

Darker −30%#6119FF

Darker −40%#4700E5

More saturated +25%#CAB2FF

Less saturated −25%#CEBCF5

Channel breakdown

R202

G178

B255

Red202 (79.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue258.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G B2 · B FF

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CaB2FF (chemical formula)

Formula
99.694 g/mol
5 atoms

CaB2FF has a molar mass of 99.694 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ca, 2 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass99.694 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6554578 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.0406251 × 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

Ca40.2%

B21.7%

F38.1%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 40.201%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 21.686%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 38.113%

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