#8C809A Hex Color

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#8c809a 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 #8c809a.

Questions about #8c809a

What is #8c809a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #8c809a is rgb(140, 128, 154), in HSL hsl(268, 11%, 55%) and in CMYK 9%, 17%, 0%, 40%.
Is #8c809a readable on white or black?
#8c809a has a 3.70:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.66:1 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.