#B198EA Hex Color

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Hex color #b198ea graphic
#b198ea is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, cold, cool, purple, purplish, violet and lavender. It is a shade of purple, lavender. The hex code is #b198ea.

Questions about #b198ea

What is #b198ea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #b198ea is rgb(177, 152, 234), in HSL hsl(258, 66%, 76%) and in CMYK 24%, 35%, 0%, 8%.
Is #b198ea readable on white or black?
#b198ea has a 2.45:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.54:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.