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Hex #a687af

#a687af is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a687af color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#a687af Conversion table

Category

violet (light violet)

HEX

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 RGB

R 166   G 135   B 175   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 286.5   S 0.2   L 0.61

 CMYK

C 4%   M 16%   Y 0%   K 31%
Usage of violet The color #a687af is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a687af Conversion and Usage

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

#a687af to RGB conversion

Red166
166% RED
Green135
135% GREEN
Blue175
175% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(166, 135, 175); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(166, 135, 175); // for css background-color

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#a687af to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
3.53 % 15.69 % 0 % 31.37 %

#a687af to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
286.5 0.2 0.61

CSS code: color: hsl(286.5, 20%, 61%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a687af

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 #a687af

Color Examples: This is a violet Heading in #a687af

This shows how text with the hex-color #a687af 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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