Recognised as Colour

#CAB8FE

#CAB8FE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CAB8FE is a violet with RGB values 202, 184, 254 and HSL 255°, 97%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CAB8FE#CAB8FE

HEX#CAB8FE

RGBrgb(202, 184, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7216, 0.9961

RGB percentages79.2%, 72.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(255.4, 97.2%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 27.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK20.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,285,630

CSS custom property--colour: #CAB8FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#354701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C0C3D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7 Thistle · ΔE 24.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5 Lavender · ΔE 31 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECFEB8

Analogous#B8C9FE, #EDB8FE

Triadic#FECAB8, #B8FECA

Split complementary#FEEDB8, #C9FEB8

Tetradic#FEB8C9, #ECFEB8, #B8FEED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0EAFF

Darker −10%#A486FD

Darker −20%#7F53FD

Darker −30%#5921FC

Darker −40%#3E03E7

More saturated +25%#CAB7FF

Less saturated −25%#CEC1F5

Channel breakdown

R202

G184

B254

Red202 (79.2%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue255.43°

Saturation (HSL)97.22%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G B8 · B FE

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CaB8Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
182.403 g/mol
10 atoms

CaB8Fe has a molar mass of 182.403 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ca, 8 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass182.403 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0288731 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.301558 × 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

Ca22%

B47.4%

Fe30.6%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 21.972%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 47.412%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 30.616%

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