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Hex #a159bd

#a159bd is a great dark violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a159bd color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a159bd Conversion table

Category	violet (dark violet)
HEX	#a159bd copy to clipboard
RGB	R 161 G 89 B 189 RGB (161, 89, 189) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 283.2 S 0.43 L 0.55
CMYK	C 11% M 39% Y 0% K 26%
Usage of violet	The color #a159bd is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a159bd Conversion and Usage

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

#a159bd to RGB conversion

Red	161	161% RED
Green	89	89% GREEN
Blue	189	189% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(161, 89, 189); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(161, 89, 189); // for css background-color

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#a159bd to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
10.98 %	39.22 %	0 %	25.88 %

#a159bd to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
283.2	0.43	0.55

CSS code: color: hsl(283.2, 43%, 55%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a159bd

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #a159bd

Tints of #a159bd		Shades of #a159bd
	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 #a159bd

This shows how text with the hex-color #a159bd would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is 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 #a159bd

Primary
#a159bd (already open)

Secondary
#75bd59

Tertiary
#c1e1b4

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Complementary Color: #75bd59

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a159bd

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