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#8387ca color: True Lavender

#8387ca is rgb(131, 135, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.711% 0.0998 280.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

64.7%
0.100
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8387ca

#8387ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.34:1 contrast and black text 6.28:1, 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: #8387ca mixed with white

  1. 8387ca
  2. 8e93d0
  3. 9a9fd5
  4. a6aadb
  5. b2b6e0
  6. bfc2e6
  7. cbceeb
  8. d8daf0
  9. e5e6f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8387ca mixed with black

  1. 8387ca
  2. 7175af
  3. 606395
  4. 4f517c
  5. 3f4164
  6. 2f314d
  7. 202137
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8387ca with less saturation

  1. 8387ca
  2. 8488c4
  3. 8589be
  4. 868ab9
  5. 878bb3
  6. 888bad
  7. 898ca7
  8. 8a8da1
  9. 8c8d9b
  10. 8d8e94

Questions about #8387ca

What color is #8387ca?

#8387ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(131, 135, 202), in HSL hsl(236.62, 40.11%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.711% 0.0998 280.595).

What colors go well with #8387ca?

The complementary color of #8387ca is #9c9042. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e92c9 and #a17dbb. The triadic partners are #c2795e and #51a17a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8387ca?

White text reads better on #8387ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and black gives 6.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8387ca a warm or cool color?

#8387ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.1.