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Hex #cec3dc

#cec3dc is a great light violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #cec3dc color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#cec3dc Conversion table

Category	violet (light violet)
HEX	#cec3dc copy to clipboard
RGB	R 206 G 195 B 220 RGB (206, 195, 220) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 266.4 S 0.26 L 0.81
CMYK	C 5% M 10% Y 0% K 14%
Usage of violet	The color #cec3dc is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#cec3dc Conversion and Usage

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

#cec3dc to RGB conversion

Red	206	206% RED
Green	195	195% GREEN
Blue	220	220% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(206, 195, 220); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(206, 195, 220); // for css background-color

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#cec3dc to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
5.49 %	9.8 %	0 %	13.73 %

#cec3dc to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
266.4	0.26	0.81

CSS code: color: hsl(266.4, 26%, 81%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #cec3dc

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 #cec3dc

Tints and Shades of #cec3dc

Tints of #cec3dc		Shades of #cec3dc
	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 #cec3dc

This shows how text with the hex-color #cec3dc 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 #cec3dc

Primary
#cec3dc (already open)

Secondary
#d1dcc3

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #d1dcc3

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #cec3dc

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