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#8088ca color: True Lavender

#8088ca is rgb(128, 136, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.687% 0.09896 277.954) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

64.7%
0.099
278°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8088ca

#8088ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.34:1 contrast and black text 6.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is True Lavender (#7e89c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #8088ca mixed with white

  1. 8088ca
  2. 8c94d0
  3. 989fd5
  4. a4abdb
  5. b0b7e0
  6. bdc3e6
  7. cacfeb
  8. d7dbf0
  9. e4e7f5
  10. f1f3fa

Darker: #8088ca mixed with black

  1. 8088ca
  2. 6e75af
  3. 5d6395
  4. 4d527c
  5. 3d4164
  6. 2e314d
  7. 1f2237
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8088ca with less saturation

  1. 8088ca
  2. 8189c4
  3. 838abe
  4. 848ab9
  5. 858bb3
  6. 878cad
  7. 888ca7
  8. 8a8da1
  9. 8b8d9b
  10. 8d8e94

Questions about #8088ca

What color is #8088ca?

#8088ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 136, 202), in HSL hsl(233.51, 41.11%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.687% 0.09896 277.954).

What colors go well with #8088ca?

The complementary color of #8088ca is #9e8f42. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b93c8 and #9f7ebd. The triadic partners are #c27861 and #55a177.

Is white or black text more readable on #8088ca?

White text reads better on #8088ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and black gives 6.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8088ca a warm or cool color?

#8088ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.099.