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#817ed8 color: Tanzine

#817ed8 is rgb(129, 126, 216) in RGB and oklch(63.512% 0.13295 283.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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242°
100%

63.5%
0.133
283°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #817ed8

#817ed8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 283°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tanzine (#7983d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #817ed8 mixed with white

  1. 817ed8
  2. 8c8bdd
  3. 9898e1
  4. a4a5e6
  5. b0b2ea
  6. bdbeee
  7. cacbf2
  8. d7d8f5
  9. e4e5f9
  10. f1f2fc

Darker: #817ed8 mixed with black

  1. 817ed8
  2. 6f6dbc
  3. 5e5ca0
  4. 4e4c85
  5. 3e3c6b
  6. 2e2d53
  7. 1f1f3b
  8. 121125
  9. 060511
  10. 010102

Calmer: #817ed8 with less saturation

  1. 817ed8
  2. 8280d1
  3. 8282c9
  4. 8383c2
  5. 8484ba
  6. 8586b2
  7. 8687ab
  8. 8788a3
  9. 88899b
  10. 898a93

Questions about #817ed8

What color is #817ed8?

#817ed8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Tanzine. In RGB it is rgb(129, 126, 216), in HSL hsl(242, 53.57%, 67.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.512% 0.13295 283.448).

What colors go well with #817ed8?

The complementary color of #817ed8 is #998d04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b8dd9 and #a770c3. The triadic partners are #cc6d43 and #12a374.

Is white or black text more readable on #817ed8?

White text reads better on #817ed8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #817ed8 a warm or cool color?

#817ed8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 283 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.133.