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Hex #af28cf

#af28cf is a great dark violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #af28cf color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#af28cf Conversion table

Category	violet (dark violet)
HEX	#af28cf copy to clipboard
RGB	R 175 G 40 B 207 RGB (175, 40, 207) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 288.5 S 0.68 L 0.48
CMYK	C 13% M 65% Y 0% K 19%
Usage of violet	The color #af28cf is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#af28cf Conversion and Usage

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

#af28cf to RGB conversion

Red	175	175% RED
Green	40	40% GREEN
Blue	207	207% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(175, 40, 207); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(175, 40, 207); // for css background-color

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#af28cf to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
12.55 %	65.49 %	0 %	18.82 %

#af28cf to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
288.503	0.68	0.48

CSS code: color: hsl(288.5, 68%, 48%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #af28cf

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #af28cf

Tints of #af28cf		Shades of #af28cf
	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 #af28cf

This shows how text with the hex-color #af28cf would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is 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 #af28cf

Primary
#af28cf (already open)

Secondary
#48cf28

Tertiary
#9fe98d

Your Color #af28cf (already open)

Complementary Color: #48cf28

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #af28cf

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