#7B7999 Hex Color

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#7b7999 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, very unsaturated, purple, purplish and violet. It is a shade of purple. The hex code is #7b7999.

Questions about #7b7999

What is #7b7999 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #7b7999 is rgb(123, 121, 153), in HSL hsl(244, 14%, 54%) and in CMYK 20%, 21%, 0%, 40%.
Is #7b7999 readable on white or black?
#7b7999 has a 4.16:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.03:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.