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Hex #b16bea

#b16bea is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #b16bea color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#b16bea Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#b16bea copy to clipboard
RGB	R 177 G 107 B 234 RGB (177, 107, 234) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 273.07 S 0.75 L 0.67
CMYK	C 22% M 50% Y 0% K 8%
Usage of violet	The color #b16bea is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#b16bea Conversion and Usage

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

#b16bea to RGB conversion

Red	177	177% RED
Green	107	107% GREEN
Blue	234	234% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(177, 107, 234); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(177, 107, 234); // for css background-color

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#b16bea to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
22.35 %	49.8 %	0 %	8.24 %

#b16bea to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
273.071	0.75	0.67

CSS code: color: hsl(273.1, 75%, 67%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #b16bea

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 #b16bea

Tints and Shades of #b16bea

Tints of #b16bea		Shades of #b16bea
	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 #b16bea

This shows how text with the hex-color #b16bea 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 #b16bea

Primary
#b16bea (already open)

Secondary
#a4ea6b

Tertiary
#e9fadb

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Complementary Color: #a4ea6b

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #b16bea

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