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#8388cb color: True Lavender

#8388cb is rgb(131, 136, 203) in RGB and oklch(64.962% 0.09984 279.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

65%
0.100
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8388cb

#8388cb is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.31:1 contrast and black text 6.35:1, 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: #8388cb mixed with white

  1. 8388cb
  2. 8e94d1
  3. 9a9fd6
  4. a6abdc
  5. b2b7e1
  6. bfc3e6
  7. cbcfeb
  8. d8dbf0
  9. e5e7f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8388cb mixed with black

  1. 8388cb
  2. 7175b0
  3. 606396
  4. 4f527d
  5. 3f4165
  6. 2f314d
  7. 202237
  8. 121322
  9. 06060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8388cb with less saturation

  1. 8388cb
  2. 8489c5
  3. 858abf
  4. 868bba
  5. 878cb4
  6. 898cae
  7. 8a8da8
  8. 8b8da2
  9. 8c8e9b
  10. 8e8e95

Questions about #8388cb

What color is #8388cb?

#8388cb is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(131, 136, 203), in HSL hsl(235.83, 40.91%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.962% 0.09984 279.952).

What colors go well with #8388cb?

The complementary color of #8388cb is #9d9043. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e93ca and #a27ebd. The triadic partners are #c37960 and #52a27a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8388cb?

White text reads better on #8388cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and black gives 6.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8388cb a warm or cool color?

#8388cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 65% and its chroma 0.1.