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Hex #ab8ef3

#ab8ef3 is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ab8ef3 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ab8ef3 Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#ab8ef3 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 171 G 142 B 243 RGB (171, 142, 243) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 257.23 S 0.81 L 0.75
CMYK	C 28% M 40% Y 0% K 5%
Usage of violet	The color #ab8ef3 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ab8ef3 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#ab8ef3 to RGB conversion

Red	171	171% RED
Green	142	142% GREEN
Blue	243	243% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(171, 142, 243); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(171, 142, 243); // for css background-color

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#ab8ef3 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
28.24 %	39.61 %	0 %	4.71 %

#ab8ef3 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
257.228	0.81	0.75

CSS code: color: hsl(257.2, 81%, 75%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ab8ef3

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #ab8ef3

Tints and Shades of #ab8ef3

Tints of #ab8ef3		Shades of #ab8ef3
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a violet Heading in #ab8ef3

This shows how text with the hex-color #ab8ef3 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Violet Color Scheme based on #ab8ef3

Primary
#ab8ef3 (already open)

Secondary
#d6f38e

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #d6f38e

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ab8ef3

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