#808bcd color: True Lavender
#808bcd is rgb(128, 139, 205) in RGB and oklch(65.446% 0.09927 276.064) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Indigo
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-400
- Black 20%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #808bcd
#808bcd is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 276°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.23:1 contrast and black text 6.49:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is True Lavender (#7e89c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.
Lighter: #808bcd mixed with white
Darker: #808bcd mixed with black
Calmer: #808bcd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #808bcd
Questions about #808bcd
What color is #808bcd?
#808bcd is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 139, 205), in HSL hsl(231.43, 43.5%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.446% 0.09927 276.064).
What colors go well with #808bcd?
The complementary color of #808bcd is #a29044. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b96ca and #a080c1. The triadic partners are #c57a65 and #5aa377.
Is white or black text more readable on #808bcd?
Black text reads better on #808bcd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and black gives 6.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #808bcd a warm or cool color?
#808bcd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.099.