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#8298fa color: Periwinkle Blue

#8298fa is rgb(130, 152, 250) in RGB and oklch(70.523% 0.14545 272.61) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

70.5%
0.145
273°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • indigo-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8298fa

#8298fa is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Blue (#8f99fb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #8298fa mixed with white

  1. 8298fa
  2. 8ea3fb
  3. 99adfd
  4. a5b8fe
  5. b2c2ff
  6. beccff
  7. cbd7ff
  8. d8e1ff
  9. e5ebff
  10. f2f5ff

Darker: #8298fa mixed with black

  1. 8298fa
  2. 7084d9
  3. 5f70ba
  4. 4e5c9b
  5. 3e4a7d
  6. 2f3861
  7. 202746
  8. 12172d
  9. 060815
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8298fa with less saturation

  1. 8298fa
  2. 8599f1
  3. 889be9
  4. 8a9ce0
  5. 8d9dd7
  6. 909ece
  7. 939ec5
  8. 969fbc
  9. 9a9fb3
  10. 9da0a9

Questions about #8298fa

What color is #8298fa?

#8298fa is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Periwinkle Blue. In RGB it is rgb(130, 152, 250), in HSL hsl(229, 92.31%, 74.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.523% 0.14545 272.61).

What colors go well with #8298fa?

The complementary color of #8298fa is #c09c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3aa9f2 and #b288ea. The triadic partners are #ec7a63 and #4ab972.

Is white or black text more readable on #8298fa?

Black text reads better on #8298fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8298fa a warm or cool color?

#8298fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.145.