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Hex #cbb1e1

#cbb1e1 is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #cbb1e1 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#cbb1e1 Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#cbb1e1 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 203 G 177 B 225 RGB (203, 177, 225) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 272.5 S 0.44 L 0.79
CMYK	C 9% M 19% Y 0% K 12%
Usage of violet	The color #cbb1e1 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#cbb1e1 Conversion and Usage

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

#cbb1e1 to RGB conversion

Red	203	203% RED
Green	177	177% GREEN
Blue	225	225% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(203, 177, 225); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(203, 177, 225); // for css background-color

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#cbb1e1 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
8.63 %	18.82 %	0 %	11.76 %

#cbb1e1 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
272.5	0.44	0.79

CSS code: color: hsl(272.5, 44%, 79%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #cbb1e1

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 #cbb1e1

Tints and Shades of #cbb1e1

Tints of #cbb1e1		Shades of #cbb1e1
	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 #cbb1e1

This shows how text with the hex-color #cbb1e1 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 #cbb1e1

Primary
#cbb1e1 (already open)

Secondary
#c7e1b1

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #c7e1b1

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #cbb1e1

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