#685E79 Hex Color

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#685e79 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, dark, inky, dim, gloomy, very unsaturated, purple, purplish and violet. It is a shade of purple. The hex code is #685e79.

Questions about #685e79

What is #685e79 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #685e79 is rgb(104, 94, 121), in HSL hsl(262, 13%, 42%) and in CMYK 14%, 22%, 0%, 53%.
Is #685e79 readable on white or black?
#685e79 has a 6.05:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.46:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.