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Hex #af55df

#af55df is a great dark violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #af55df color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#af55df Conversion table

Category	violet (dark violet)
HEX	#af55df copy to clipboard
RGB	R 175 G 85 B 223 RGB (175, 85, 223) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 279.13 S 0.68 L 0.6
CMYK	C 19% M 54% Y 0% K 13%
Usage of violet	The color #af55df is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#af55df Conversion and Usage

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

#af55df to RGB conversion

Red	175	175% RED
Green	85	85% GREEN
Blue	223	223% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(175, 85, 223); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(175, 85, 223); // for css background-color

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#af55df to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
18.82 %	54.12 %	0 %	12.55 %

#af55df to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
279.13	0.68	0.6

CSS code: color: hsl(279.1, 68%, 60%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #af55df

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 #af55df

Tints of #af55df		Shades of #af55df
	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 #af55df

This shows how text with the hex-color #af55df 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 #af55df

Primary
#af55df (already open)

Secondary
#85df55

Tertiary
#d2f3c0

Your Color #af55df (already open)

Complementary Color: #85df55

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #af55df

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