#85718E Hex Color

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#85718e 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 #85718e.

Questions about #85718e

What is #85718e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #85718e is rgb(133, 113, 142), in HSL hsl(281, 11%, 50%) and in CMYK 6%, 20%, 0%, 44%.
Is #85718e readable on white or black?
#85718e has a 4.42:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.74:1 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.