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#8389ca color: True Lavender

#8389ca is rgb(131, 137, 202) in RGB and oklch(65.116% 0.097 279.286) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

65.1%
0.097
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8389ca

#8389ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 65.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.4:1, so black 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: #8389ca mixed with white

  1. 8389ca
  2. 8e95d0
  3. 9aa0d5
  4. a6acdb
  5. b2b8e0
  6. bfc3e6
  7. cbcfeb
  8. d8dbf0
  9. e5e7f5
  10. f2f3fa

Darker: #8389ca mixed with black

  1. 8389ca
  2. 7176af
  3. 606495
  4. 4f537c
  5. 3f4264
  6. 2f314d
  7. 202237
  8. 121422
  9. 06070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8389ca with less saturation

  1. 8389ca
  2. 848ac4
  3. 858bbf
  4. 868cb9
  5. 888cb3
  6. 898dad
  7. 8a8da7
  8. 8b8ea2
  9. 8d8f9c
  10. 8e8f95

Questions about #8389ca

What color is #8389ca?

#8389ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is True Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(131, 137, 202), in HSL hsl(234.93, 40.11%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.116% 0.097 279.286).

What colors go well with #8389ca?

The complementary color of #8389ca is #9e9146. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f94c8 and #a17fbc. The triadic partners are #c27a62 and #56a27a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8389ca?

Black text reads better on #8389ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8389ca a warm or cool color?

#8389ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 65.1% and its chroma 0.097.