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#8286ca color: True Lavender

#8286ca is rgb(130, 134, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.432% 0.10137 280.564) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

64.4%
0.101
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

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 #8286ca

#8286ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 281°.

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: #8286ca mixed with white

  1. 8286ca
  2. 8e92d0
  3. 999ed5
  4. a5aadb
  5. b2b6e0
  6. bec2e6
  7. cbceeb
  8. d8daf0
  9. e5e6f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8286ca mixed with black

  1. 8286ca
  2. 7074af
  3. 5f6295
  4. 4e517c
  5. 3e4064
  6. 2f304d
  7. 202137
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8286ca with less saturation

  1. 8286ca
  2. 8387c4
  3. 8488be
  4. 8589b8
  5. 868ab2
  6. 878aac
  7. 888ba6
  8. 8a8ca0
  9. 8b8c9a
  10. 8c8d94

Questions about #8286ca

What color is #8286ca?

#8286ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(130, 134, 202), in HSL hsl(236.67, 40.45%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.432% 0.10137 280.564).

What colors go well with #8286ca?

The complementary color of #8286ca is #9b8f40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c92c9 and #a17cbb. The triadic partners are #c2785d and #4ea079.

Is white or black text more readable on #8286ca?

White text reads better on #8286ca: 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 #8286ca a warm or cool color?

#8286ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.101.