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#8288c8 color: True Lavender

#8288c8 is rgb(130, 136, 200) in RGB and oklch(64.74% 0.09567 279.25) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

64.7%
0.096
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8288c8

#8288c8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.33:1 contrast and black text 6.3:1, 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: #8288c8 mixed with white

  1. 8288c8
  2. 8e94ce
  3. 999fd4
  4. a5abd9
  5. b2b7df
  6. bec3e5
  7. cbcfea
  8. d8dbef
  9. e5e7f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8288c8 mixed with black

  1. 8288c8
  2. 7075ae
  3. 5f6394
  4. 4e527b
  5. 3e4163
  6. 2f314c
  7. 202236
  8. 121321
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8288c8 with less saturation

  1. 8288c8
  2. 8389c2
  3. 848abd
  4. 858ab7
  5. 878bb1
  6. 888cac
  7. 898ca6
  8. 8a8da0
  9. 8c8d9a
  10. 8d8e94

Questions about #8288c8

What color is #8288c8?

#8288c8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(130, 136, 200), in HSL hsl(234.86, 38.89%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.74% 0.09567 279.25).

What colors go well with #8288c8?

The complementary color of #8288c8 is #9d8f46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f93c6 and #a07ebb. The triadic partners are #c07a62 and #56a079.

Is white or black text more readable on #8288c8?

White text reads better on #8288c8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8288c8 a warm or cool color?

#8288c8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.096.