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Hex #b39bb8

#b39bb8 is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #b39bb8 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#b39bb8 Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#b39bb8 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 179 G 155 B 184 RGB (179, 155, 184) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 289.66 S 0.17 L 0.66
CMYK	C 2% M 11% Y 0% K 28%
Usage of violet	The color #b39bb8 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#b39bb8 Conversion and Usage

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

#b39bb8 to RGB conversion

Red	179	179% RED
Green	155	155% GREEN
Blue	184	184% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(179, 155, 184); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(179, 155, 184); // for css background-color

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#b39bb8 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
1.96 %	11.37 %	0 %	27.84 %

#b39bb8 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
289.655	0.17	0.66

CSS code: color: hsl(289.7, 17%, 66%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #b39bb8

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 #b39bb8

Tints and Shades of #b39bb8

Tints of #b39bb8		Shades of #b39bb8
	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 #b39bb8

This shows how text with the hex-color #b39bb8 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 #b39bb8

Primary
#b39bb8 (already open)

Secondary
#a0b89b

Tertiary
#e7ede6

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Complementary Color: #a0b89b

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #b39bb8

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