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#8287c5 color: True Lavender

#8287c5 is rgb(130, 135, 197) in RGB and oklch(64.392% 0.09269 279.904) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

64.4%
0.093
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8287c5

#8287c5 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.093 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 6.22:1, 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: #8287c5 mixed with white

  1. 8287c5
  2. 8e93cb
  3. 999ed1
  4. a5aad7
  5. b2b6dd
  6. bec2e3
  7. cbcee9
  8. d8daee
  9. e5e6f4
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8287c5 mixed with black

  1. 8287c5
  2. 7075ab
  3. 5f6392
  4. 4e5179
  5. 3e4161
  6. 2f314b
  7. 202135
  8. 121321
  9. 06060e
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8287c5 with less saturation

  1. 8287c5
  2. 8388c0
  3. 8489ba
  4. 8589b5
  5. 868aaf
  6. 878baa
  7. 888ba4
  8. 8a8c9e
  9. 8b8c99
  10. 8c8d93

Questions about #8287c5

What color is #8287c5?

#8287c5 is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(130, 135, 197), in HSL hsl(235.52, 36.61%, 64.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.392% 0.09269 279.904).

What colors go well with #8287c5?

The complementary color of #8287c5 is #9b8f48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6092c4 and #9f7db8. The triadic partners are #be7a62 and #569f7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8287c5?

White text reads better on #8287c5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8287c5 a warm or cool color?

#8287c5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.093.