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Hex #a170ff

#a170ff is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a170ff color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a170ff Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#a170ff copy to clipboard
RGB	R 161 G 112 B 255 RGB (161, 112, 255) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 260.56 S 1 L 0.72
CMYK	C 37% M 56% Y 0% K 0%
Usage of violet	The color #a170ff is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a170ff Conversion and Usage

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

#a170ff to RGB conversion

Red	161	161% RED
Green	112	112% GREEN
Blue	255	255% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(161, 112, 255); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(161, 112, 255); // for css background-color

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#a170ff to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
36.86 %	56.08 %	0 %	0 %

#a170ff to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
260.559	1	0.72

CSS code: color: hsl(260.6, 100%, 72%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a170ff

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 #a170ff

Tints and Shades of #a170ff

Tints of #a170ff		Shades of #a170ff
	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 #a170ff

This shows how text with the hex-color #a170ff 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 #a170ff

Primary
#a170ff (already open)

Secondary
#ceff70

Tertiary
#fafff0

Your Color #a170ff (already open)

Complementary Color: #ceff70

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a170ff

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