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Hex #ac8eee

#ac8eee is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ac8eee color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ac8eee Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#ac8eee copy to clipboard
RGB	R 172 G 142 B 238 RGB (172, 142, 238) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 258.75 S 0.74 L 0.75
CMYK	C 26% M 38% Y 0% K 7%
Usage of violet	The color #ac8eee is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ac8eee Conversion and Usage

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

#ac8eee to RGB conversion

Red	172	172% RED
Green	142	142% GREEN
Blue	238	238% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(172, 142, 238); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(172, 142, 238); // for css background-color

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#ac8eee to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
25.88 %	37.65 %	0 %	6.67 %

#ac8eee to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
258.75	0.74	0.75

CSS code: color: hsl(258.8, 74%, 75%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ac8eee

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 #ac8eee

Tints and Shades of #ac8eee

Tints of #ac8eee		Shades of #ac8eee
	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 #ac8eee

This shows how text with the hex-color #ac8eee 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 #ac8eee

Primary
#ac8eee (already open)

Secondary
#d0ee8e

Tertiary
#fefffd

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Complementary Color: #d0ee8e

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ac8eee

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