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Hex #aa74bd

#aa74bd is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #aa74bd color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#aa74bd Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#aa74bd copy to clipboard
RGB	R 170 G 116 B 189 RGB (170, 116, 189) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 284.38 S 0.36 L 0.6
CMYK	C 7% M 29% Y 0% K 26%
Usage of violet	The color #aa74bd is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#aa74bd Conversion and Usage

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

#aa74bd to RGB conversion

Red	170	170% RED
Green	116	116% GREEN
Blue	189	189% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(170, 116, 189); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(170, 116, 189); // for css background-color

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#aa74bd to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
7.45 %	28.63 %	0 %	25.88 %

#aa74bd to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
284.384	0.36	0.6

CSS code: color: hsl(284.4, 36%, 60%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #aa74bd

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 #aa74bd

Tints and Shades of #aa74bd

Tints of #aa74bd		Shades of #aa74bd
	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 #aa74bd

This shows how text with the hex-color #aa74bd 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 #aa74bd

Primary
#aa74bd (already open)

Secondary
#87bd74

Tertiary
#d2e6ca

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Complementary Color: #87bd74

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #aa74bd

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