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#8386ca color: True Lavender

#8386ca is rgb(131, 134, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.509% 0.10121 281.222) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

64.5%
0.101
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8386ca

#8386ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.23:1, 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: #8386ca mixed with white

  1. 8386ca
  2. 8e92d0
  3. 9a9ed5
  4. a6aadb
  5. b2b6e0
  6. bfc2e6
  7. cbceeb
  8. d8daf0
  9. e5e6f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8386ca mixed with black

  1. 8386ca
  2. 7174af
  3. 606295
  4. 4f517c
  5. 3f4064
  6. 2f304d
  7. 202137
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8386ca with less saturation

  1. 8386ca
  2. 8487c4
  3. 8588be
  4. 8689b8
  5. 878ab2
  6. 888bac
  7. 898ba6
  8. 8a8ca0
  9. 8b8d9a
  10. 8c8d94

Questions about #8386ca

What color is #8386ca?

#8386ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(131, 134, 202), in HSL hsl(237.46, 40.11%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.509% 0.10121 281.222).

What colors go well with #8386ca?

The complementary color of #8386ca is #9b8f40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d91c9 and #a27cbb. The triadic partners are #c2785c and #4ea17a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8386ca?

White text reads better on #8386ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8386ca a warm or cool color?

#8386ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.101.