#977AAD Hex Color

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#977aad is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, unsaturated, cold, cool, purple, purplish, violet and lavender. It is a shade of purple, lavender. The hex code is #977aad.

Questions about #977aad

What is #977aad in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #977aad is rgb(151, 122, 173), in HSL hsl(274, 24%, 58%) and in CMYK 13%, 29%, 0%, 32%.
Is #977aad readable on white or black?
#977aad has a 3.68:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.70:1 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.