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Hex #aba1ad

#aba1ad is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #aba1ad color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#aba1ad Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#aba1ad copy to clipboard
RGB	R 171 G 161 B 173 RGB (171, 161, 173) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 290 S 0.07 L 0.65
CMYK	C 1% M 5% Y 0% K 32%
Usage of violet	The color #aba1ad is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#aba1ad Conversion and Usage

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

#aba1ad to RGB conversion

Red	171	171% RED
Green	161	161% GREEN
Blue	173	173% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(171, 161, 173); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(171, 161, 173); // for css background-color

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#aba1ad to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0.78 %	4.71 %	0 %	32.16 %

#aba1ad to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
290	0.07	0.65

CSS code: color: hsl(290, 7%, 65%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #aba1ad

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 #aba1ad

Tints and Shades of #aba1ad

Tints of #aba1ad		Shades of #aba1ad
	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 #aba1ad

This shows how text with the hex-color #aba1ad 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 #aba1ad

Primary
#aba1ad (already open)

Secondary
#a3ada1

Tertiary
#e6e8e5

Your Color #aba1ad (already open)

Complementary Color: #a3ada1

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #aba1ad

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