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Hex #a7a5ac

#a7a5ac is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a7a5ac color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a7a5ac Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#a7a5ac copy to clipboard
RGB	R 167 G 165 B 172 RGB (167, 165, 172) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 257.14 S 0.04 L 0.66
CMYK	C 2% M 3% Y 0% K 33%
Usage of violet	The color #a7a5ac is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a7a5ac Conversion and Usage

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

#a7a5ac to RGB conversion

Red	167	167% RED
Green	165	165% GREEN
Blue	172	172% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(167, 165, 172); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(167, 165, 172); // for css background-color

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#a7a5ac to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
1.96 %	2.75 %	0 %	32.55 %

#a7a5ac to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
257.143	0.04	0.66

CSS code: color: hsl(257.1, 4%, 66%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a7a5ac

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 #a7a5ac

Tints and Shades of #a7a5ac

Tints of #a7a5ac		Shades of #a7a5ac
	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 #a7a5ac

This shows how text with the hex-color #a7a5ac 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 #a7a5ac

Primary
#a7a5ac (already open)

Secondary
#aaaca5

Tertiary
#e9e9e7

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Complementary Color: #aaaca5

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a7a5ac

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