Recognised as Colour

#CBA5FC

#CBA5FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CBA5FC is a violet with RGB values 203, 165, 252 and HSL 266°, 94%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBA5FC#CBA5FC

HEX#CBA5FC

RGBrgb(203, 165, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6471, 0.9882

RGB percentages79.6%, 64.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(266.2, 93.5%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 34.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK19.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,346,300

CSS custom property--colour: #CBA5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#345A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB6FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C3B2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.4 Thistle · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6FCA5

Analogous#A5AAFC, #F7A5FC

Triadic#FCCBA5, #A5FCCB

Split complementary#FCF6A5, #ABFCA5

Tetradic#FCA5AA, #D6FCA5, #A5FCF7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8D6FE

Darker −10%#AE74FA

Darker −20%#9242F9

Darker −30%#7511F7

Darker −40%#5E07CE

More saturated +25%#CBA2FF

Less saturated −25%#CCB1F0

Channel breakdown

R203

G165

B252

Red203 (79.6%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue266.21°

Saturation (HSL)93.55%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G A5 · B FC

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CBa5FC (chemical formula)

Formula
729.67 g/mol
8 atoms

CBa5FC has a molar mass of 729.67 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × C, 5 × Ba, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass729.67 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2116455 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.2532388 × 10^20

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

C3.3%

Ba94.1%

F2.6%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 3.292%

Barium (Ba × 5)686.65 g/mol, 94.104%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.604%

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