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Hex #c99ffc

#c99ffc is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #c99ffc color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#c99ffc Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#c99ffc copy to clipboard
RGB	R 201 G 159 B 252 RGB (201, 159, 252) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 267.1 S 0.94 L 0.81
CMYK	C 20% M 36% Y 0% K 1%
Usage of violet	The color #c99ffc is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#c99ffc Conversion and Usage

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

#c99ffc to RGB conversion

Red	201	201% RED
Green	159	159% GREEN
Blue	252	252% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(201, 159, 252); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(201, 159, 252); // for css background-color

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#c99ffc to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
20 %	36.47 %	0 %	1.18 %

#c99ffc to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
267.097	0.94	0.81

CSS code: color: hsl(267.1, 94%, 81%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #c99ffc

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 #c99ffc

Tints and Shades of #c99ffc

Tints of #c99ffc		Shades of #c99ffc
	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 #c99ffc

This shows how text with the hex-color #c99ffc 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 #c99ffc

Primary
#c99ffc (already open)

Secondary
#d2fc9f

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #d2fc9f

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #c99ffc

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