#835CA5 Hex Color

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#835ca5 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, rather unsaturated, cold, cool, purple, purplish and violet. It is a shade of purple. The hex code is #835ca5.

Questions about #835ca5

What is #835ca5 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #835ca5 is rgb(131, 92, 165), in HSL hsl(272, 29%, 50%) and in CMYK 21%, 44%, 0%, 35%.
Is #835ca5 readable on white or black?
#835ca5 has a 5.19:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.03:1 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.