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Hex #c255cd

#c255cd is a great light pink shade for your next project. Scroll down for #c255cd color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#c255cd Conversion table

Category	pink (light pink)
HEX	#c255cd copy to clipboard
RGB	R 194 G 85 B 205 RGB (194, 85, 205) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 294.5 S 0.55 L 0.57
CMYK	C 4% M 47% Y 0% K 20%
Usage of pink	The color #c255cd is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#c255cd Conversion and Usage

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

#c255cd to RGB conversion

Red	194	194% RED
Green	85	85% GREEN
Blue	205	205% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(194, 85, 205); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(194, 85, 205); // for css background-color

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#c255cd to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
4.31 %	47.06 %	0 %	19.61 %

#c255cd to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
294.5	0.55	0.57

CSS code: color: hsl(294.5, 55%, 57%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #c255cd

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 #c255cd

Tints and Shades of #c255cd

Tints of #c255cd		Shades of #c255cd
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a pink Heading in #c255cd

This shows how text with the hex-color #c255cd 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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Pink Color Scheme based on #c255cd

Primary
#c255cd (already open)

Secondary
#60cd55

Tertiary
#bceab8

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Complementary Color: #60cd55

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Pink Webdesign Color Scheme based on #c255cd

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