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#8186cb color: True Lavender

#8186cb is rgb(129, 134, 203) in RGB and oklch(64.405% 0.10299 279.908) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

64.4%
0.103
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8186cb

#8186cb is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.38:1 contrast and black text 6.21:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #8186cb mixed with white

  1. 8186cb
  2. 8d92d1
  3. 989ed6
  4. a5aadc
  5. b1b6e1
  6. bdc2e6
  7. caceec
  8. d7daf1
  9. e4e6f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8186cb mixed with black

  1. 8186cb
  2. 6f74b0
  3. 5e6296
  4. 4e517d
  5. 3e4065
  6. 2e304d
  7. 1f2137
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8186cb with less saturation

  1. 8186cb
  2. 8287c5
  3. 8388bf
  4. 8489b9
  5. 858ab3
  6. 878aad
  7. 888ba7
  8. 898ca0
  9. 8a8c9a
  10. 8c8d94

Questions about #8186cb

What color is #8186cb?

#8186cb is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(129, 134, 203), in HSL hsl(235.95, 41.57%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.405% 0.10299 279.908).

What colors go well with #8186cb?

The complementary color of #8186cb is #9c8f3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a92ca and #a17bbc. The triadic partners are #c3775c and #4ea177.

Is white or black text more readable on #8186cb?

White text reads better on #8186cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8186cb a warm or cool color?

#8186cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.103.