#897F9F Hex Color

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#897f9f 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 #897f9f.

Questions about #897f9f

What is #897f9f in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #897f9f is rgb(137, 127, 159), in HSL hsl(259, 14%, 56%) and in CMYK 14%, 20%, 0%, 38%.
Is #897f9f readable on white or black?
#897f9f has a 3.74:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.60:1 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.