#9879B9 Hex Color

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#9879b9 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 #9879b9.

Questions about #9879b9

What is #9879b9 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #9879b9 is rgb(152, 121, 185), in HSL hsl(269, 31%, 60%) and in CMYK 18%, 35%, 0%, 27%.
Is #9879b9 readable on white or black?
#9879b9 has a 3.63:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.77:1 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.