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#8287c9 color: True Lavender

#8287c9 is rgb(130, 135, 201) in RGB and oklch(64.585% 0.09851 279.928) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

64.6%
0.099
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8287c9

#8287c9 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.36:1 contrast and black text 6.26:1, 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: #8287c9 mixed with white

  1. 8287c9
  2. 8e93cf
  3. 999fd5
  4. a5aada
  5. b2b6e0
  6. bec2e5
  7. cbceeb
  8. d8daf0
  9. e5e6f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8287c9 mixed with black

  1. 8287c9
  2. 7075ae
  3. 5f6395
  4. 4e517c
  5. 3e4164
  6. 2f314c
  7. 202136
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8287c9 with less saturation

  1. 8287c9
  2. 8388c3
  3. 8489be
  4. 858ab8
  5. 868ab2
  6. 878bac
  7. 898ca6
  8. 8a8ca0
  9. 8b8d9a
  10. 8c8d94

Questions about #8287c9

What color is #8287c9?

#8287c9 is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(130, 135, 201), in HSL hsl(235.77, 39.66%, 64.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.585% 0.09851 279.928).

What colors go well with #8287c9?

The complementary color of #8287c9 is #9c8f43. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d92c8 and #a07dbb. The triadic partners are #c1795f and #52a079.

Is white or black text more readable on #8287c9?

White text reads better on #8287c9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and black gives 6.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8287c9 a warm or cool color?

#8287c9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.099.