#957EA5 Hex Color

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Hex color #957ea5 graphic
#957ea5 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 #957ea5.

Questions about #957ea5

What is #957ea5 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #957ea5 is rgb(149, 126, 165), in HSL hsl(275, 18%, 57%) and in CMYK 10%, 24%, 0%, 35%.
Is #957ea5 readable on white or black?
#957ea5 has a 3.61:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.80:1 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.