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Hex #b498ce

#b498ce is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #b498ce color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#b498ce Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#b498ce copy to clipboard
RGB	R 180 G 152 B 206 RGB (180, 152, 206) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 271.11 S 0.36 L 0.7
CMYK	C 10% M 21% Y 0% K 19%
Usage of violet	The color #b498ce is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#b498ce Conversion and Usage

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

#b498ce to RGB conversion

Red	180	180% RED
Green	152	152% GREEN
Blue	206	206% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(180, 152, 206); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(180, 152, 206); // for css background-color

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#b498ce to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
10.2 %	21.18 %	0 %	19.22 %

#b498ce to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
271.111	0.36	0.7

CSS code: color: hsl(271.1, 36%, 70%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #b498ce

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 #b498ce

Tints and Shades of #b498ce

Tints of #b498ce		Shades of #b498ce
	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 #b498ce

This shows how text with the hex-color #b498ce 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 #b498ce

Primary
#b498ce (already open)

Secondary
#b2ce98

Tertiary
#f3f7ee

Your Color #b498ce (already open)

Complementary Color: #b2ce98

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #b498ce

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