Recognised as Colour

#CABEF9

#CABEF9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CABEF9 is a blue with RGB values 202, 190, 249 and HSL 252°, 83%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CABEF9#CABEF9

HEX#CABEF9

RGBrgb(202, 190, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7451, 0.9765

RGB percentages79.2%, 74.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(252.2, 83.1%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 23.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK18.9%, 23.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,287,161

CSS custom property--colour: #CABEF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#354106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1C6FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C5F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C1C7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 18.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2 Lavender · ΔE 24.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDF9BE

Analogous#BECFF9, #E8BEF9

Triadic#F9CABE, #BEF9CA

Split complementary#F9E7BE, #D0F9BE

Tetradic#F9BECF, #EDF9BE, #BEF9E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0EDFD

Darker −10%#A48FF5

Darker −20%#7E61F0

Darker −30%#5832EC

Darker −40%#3C14D7

More saturated +25%#C6B8FF

Less saturated −25%#CFC7F0

Channel breakdown

R202

G190

B249

Red202 (79.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue252.2°

Saturation (HSL)83.1%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G BE · B F9

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Also reads as

CaBeF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
220.0722 g/mol
11 atoms

CaBeF9 has a molar mass of 220.0722 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ca, 1 × Be, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass220.0722 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.6543849 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7364387 × 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

Ca18.2%

Be4.1%

F77.7%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 18.211%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 4.095%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 77.694%

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