#B996EA Hex Color
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#b996ea 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 #b996ea.
Questions about #b996ea
What is #b996ea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #b996ea is rgb(185, 150, 234), in HSL hsl(265, 67%, 75%) and in CMYK 21%, 36%, 0%, 8%.
Is #b996ea readable on white or black?
#b996ea has a 2.43:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.61:1 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.