#8E7FAA Hex Color

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#8e7faa is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, very unsaturated, cold, cool, purple, purplish, violet and lavender. It is a shade of purple, lavender. The hex code is #8e7faa.

Questions about #8e7faa

What is #8e7faa in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #8e7faa is rgb(142, 127, 170), in HSL hsl(261, 20%, 58%) and in CMYK 16%, 25%, 0%, 33%.
Is #8e7faa readable on white or black?
#8e7faa has a 3.64:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.76:1 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.