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Hex #878489

#878489 is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #878489 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#878489 Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#878489 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 135 G 132 B 137 RGB (135, 132, 137) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 276 S 0.02 L 0.53
CMYK	C 1% M 2% Y 0% K 46%
Usage of violet	The color #878489 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#878489 Conversion and Usage

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

#878489 to RGB conversion

Red	135	135% RED
Green	132	132% GREEN
Blue	137	137% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(135, 132, 137); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(135, 132, 137); // for css background-color

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#878489 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0.78 %	1.96 %	0 %	46.27 %

#878489 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
276	0.02	0.53

CSS code: color: hsl(276, 2%, 53%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #878489

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 #878489

Tints and Shades of #878489

Tints of #878489		Shades of #878489
	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 #878489

This shows how text with the hex-color #878489 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 #878489

Primary
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Secondary
#868984

Tertiary
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Complementary Color: #868984

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #878489

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