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Hex #bf8bd4

#bf8bd4 is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #bf8bd4 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#bf8bd4 Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#bf8bd4 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 191 G 139 B 212 RGB (191, 139, 212) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 282.74 S 0.46 L 0.69
CMYK	C 8% M 29% Y 0% K 17%
Usage of violet	The color #bf8bd4 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#bf8bd4 Conversion and Usage

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

#bf8bd4 to RGB conversion

Red	191	191% RED
Green	139	139% GREEN
Blue	212	212% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(191, 139, 212); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(191, 139, 212); // for css background-color

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#bf8bd4 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
8.24 %	28.63 %	0 %	16.86 %

#bf8bd4 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
282.74	0.46	0.69

CSS code: color: hsl(282.7, 46%, 69%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #bf8bd4

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 #bf8bd4

Tints and Shades of #bf8bd4

Tints of #bf8bd4		Shades of #bf8bd4
	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 #bf8bd4

This shows how text with the hex-color #bf8bd4 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 #bf8bd4

Primary
#bf8bd4 (already open)

Secondary
#a0d48b

Tertiary
#ecf6e8

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Complementary Color: #a0d48b

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #bf8bd4

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