Recognised as Colour

#CBA1F9

#CBA1F9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CBA1F9 is a violet with RGB values 203, 161, 249 and HSL 269°, 88%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBA1F9#CBA1F9

HEX#CBA1F9

RGBrgb(203, 161, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6314, 0.9765

RGB percentages79.6%, 63.1%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(268.6, 88%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 35.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK18.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,345,273

CSS custom property--colour: #CBA1F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#345E06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EB2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#97B3F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C4AEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Violet · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6 Slate blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFF9A1

Analogous#A1A3F9, #F7A1F9

Triadic#F9CBA1, #A1F9CB

Split complementary#F9F7A1, #A3F9A1

Tetradic#F9A1A3, #CFF9A1, #A1F9F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6D1FC

Darker −10%#B071F6

Darker −20%#9641F3

Darker −30%#7B11F0

Darker −40%#630CC2

More saturated +25%#CB9BFF

Less saturated −25%#CCAEED

Channel breakdown

R203

G161

B249

Red203 (79.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue268.64°

Saturation (HSL)88%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G A1 · B F9

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

CBa1F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
320.323 g/mol
11 atoms

CBa1F9 has a molar mass of 320.323 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Ba, 9 × F.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass320.323 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.3190886 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8800213 × 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

C3.7%

Ba42.9%

F53.4%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.75%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 42.872%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 53.378%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page